Chapter 7

 Chinese Cinderella: The true story of an unwanted daughter
By Adeline Yen Mah

Chinese Cinderella was really good. I could feel the pain and suffering that the author had to go through in her youth. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give this a 10 because if I could feel the way the author feels, the author is good. The story is almost like the actual "Cinderella", but without the glass slippers and pumpkin. I would recommend this to people who like to learn about the culture of China and the history of China.
When Adeline was born, her mother died, so now her siblings call her "bad luck" and despise her.
When Adeline's father remarries with a Chinese Parisian, things get worse. Niang, Adeline's new step mother, makes Adeline's life miserable and only tends to her biological kids.
In school Adeline is worshipped, since she gets a lot of medals and awards. In home, the only people who are her fairy godmothers are Aunt Baba, Ye Ye, and Nai Nai.
Her father treats Adeline like she's invisible, Niang hates Adeline, and it seems as if Adeline's step siblings get whatever they want.
Will Adeline have a happily ever after? Or will she be stuck in her living nightmare?

I read this book because it looked interesting when Alex was reading it for his summer reading project. It was short and only took me two hours to read. :)