| Description |
xv, 205 pages, 12 unnumbered pages : illistrations, portraits, plates. ; 21 cm |
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age Children lcdgt |
| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: c1999. |
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Includes an excerpt of the author's "Along the river : a Chinese cinderella novel". |
| Contents |
Top of the class -- A Tianjin family -- Nai Nai's bound feet -- Life in Tianjin -- Arrival in Shanghai -- First day at school -- Family reunion -- Tram fare -- Chinese New Year -- Shanghai school days -- PLT -- Big Sister's wedding -- A birthday party -- Class president -- Boarding school in Tianjin -- Hong Kong -- Boarding school in Hong Kong -- Miserable Sunday -- End of term -- Pneumonia -- Playwriting competition -- Letter from Aunt Baba |
| Summary |
The daughter of a wealthy Hong Kong businessman describes her very difficult childhood and the psychological abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepmother. |
| Audience |
Ages 12-17 |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.7 8.0 31890. |
| Subject |
Mah, Adeline Yen, 1937-
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Chinese Americans -- California -- Biography.
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Women physicians -- California -- Biography.
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Chinese Americans.
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China -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre |
Young adult literature.
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Autobiography.
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| Added Title |
True story of an unwanted daughter |
| ISBN |
9780385740074 |
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0385740077 |
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