Chines Cinderella

1. Chines Cinderella Book by Adeline Yen Mah Monika Flores Period 5 11/13/13

2. True story of an unwanted daughter • Most of her family never loved her • Only aunt baba (her Niang’s (mother) best friend) Nai Nai (grandmother), and Ye Ye (grandfather) • Her second Niang despised her the most • Family thought she was bad luck • Her Niang died the day she was born • Grew up in many places in China • Tianjin • Shanghai • Hong Kong • She never had a good life because she wasn’t loved by her family Introduction

3. Tianjin • Adeline was born • Moved from there at age 4 • Hong Kong • Lived there until the age of 11 • Had a lot of friends that loved and cared for her • Niang started to hit the children • Shanghai • Was sent away to Shanghai • Went to school there without family • Didn’t really have friends – Girls bullied her Setting Hong Kong

4. Characters Protagonist Adeline Yen Mah • Nice little girl who lives a miserable life. • Second youngest out of & total children (2 siblings are half sibings) • Often lonely and sad. • Always had a kind heart. • She is a super smart student. When she was in kindergarten, she was the top of the class. • When she moved and went to the other school, she skipped a lot of grades. By the age of 14, she went to collage. Antagonist Niang (Step mother) • Niang is a caring step mother, at first. • When someone special in he family dies, she becomes violent • Instead of a heart, she has a black hole inside her. She starts to hit her step-children and even her own children if what she ordered in not done right or at all. • Is a young 21-yeaar-old women that always gets her way • Loves fashionable clothes and items of any sort. • Gives great things to her own children (2 out of 7 total) and poor things to the other 5. Especially Adeline.

5. Other Characters • Aunt Baba • Caring • Loving • The one in the family who took care of Adeline • Older sister of Adeline’s father • One out of three people who love Adeline • Nai Nai • Loving • Loves Adeline • Special • Dies when Adeline is 4 • Tightened feet • Pretty sad childhood

6. More Characters • Ye Ye • Nice • Caring • Third and final who loved Adeline • Very strict on Chinese culture • Father • Mean • Never talked to Adeline until she was 4 Worse father EVER!!! • Forgot her name • Forgot her birthday • Always gives stuff to his other children except Adeline • Always forgets she is even born

7. More Characters • Lydia (Big sister) • Older sibling • Mean sister • Talks a lot of English • Maries at age 14 with 30-year-old • Hardly talks to Adeline • Big brother (George) • Second oldest sibling • Mean • Bullies Adeline • Goes to college with second brother • Second Brother (Edger) • Mean • Ignores Adeline a lot • Bullies Adeline • Makes her cry a lot

8. More Characters • Third Brother (James) • Mean to Adeline When siblings an parents are looking • Nice to her when not • Only sibling Adeline was close to • Bullies her a lot • Goes to college with Adeline • Fourth Younger brother (Franklin) • Half brother • Doesn’t like talking to Adeline • Niang’s first son of her own • Really mean • Little sister (Susan) • Half sister • One of Niang’s pride treasure • Talks o Adeline a little bit • Mean/nice • Cutest in the Family

9. Favorite Character • Aunt Baba • Always Caring • Nice • Only one who cared for Adeline • Brave • Stood for Adeline for everything • Never let her cry alone • Never let her down in her life

10. Beginning • Adeline comes home from school • Only Aunt Baba welcomed her home • Siblings start to bully her at dinner • Nai Nai tells a story • Her feet got shrunken to be “Attractive” • If feet were small, they would be attractive. Normal an big feet wouldn’t • Nai NaiDies • Children slept with her dead body that night • Chinese Tradition • Moves to Hong Kong • Niang, Father, and Third brother only at first • Rest of family moves in couple years later • Niang Starts hitting her children • Everybody knows the new one in charge

11. Middle • Niang sends the children to privet schools • New rules (Very strict) • No friends are allowed o the new house • Except Niang’s own children • No one is allowed to go to friend’s house • Except Niang’s own children • Adeline Goes to Shanghai • Sent away by family • School • Spends her life there with no family • Has no friends – Enemies

12. End • Ye Yedies • Adeline goes back to family for that one event for second time • Father decides to let Adeline go to collage • She is only 14 years old and skipped a bunch of grades • Father felt bad for what was happening to her • Naing knows nothing • Niang never knew about her from there (In this book at least)

13. Recommendation • I truly loved the book. One of he best books I have ever read. • Sad and troubling • Parts that seem hopeful • A lot of pain (sad pain) • Lots of hope in the end • I recommend it • To people who love sad books

14. Theme • Life is never easy • Never let yourself down in harsh times • Good will come your way one day • Sad events will always come your way • Miserable life is part of life • Something will go your way • Never give up • Life is harsh, but you have to pass all the bad things in life to get to the good

15. Adeline Yen Mah • Doctor • Graduated Medical School in England • Lives in California • Has 2 children and Husband • Author • Writes books about herself • Writes in California and England

16. Books Adeline Wrote • Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society • Chinese Cinderella: The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting • China: Lands of Dragons and Emperors • Falling Leaves • Watching the Tree • A Thousand Pieces of Gold

17. Other Books in Series • A Thousand Pieces of Gold • Shares the wealth of Chinese civilization with Western readers • Adding stories from her own life. • Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society • Takes martial-arts school and joins a secret dragon society • Take a dare to rescue troops from WWII • Bravery lives in her