Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society

Download or Read eBook Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society PDF written by Adeline Yen Mah and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-08-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society

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Total Pages: 304

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ISBN-10: 9780141928289

ISBN-13: 014192828X

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Book Synopsis Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society by : Adeline Yen Mah

During her lonely childhood in Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah wrote adventure stories to escape from her terrible step-mother and cruel siblings. The characters she created often became more real to her than her own family. In Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society, Adeline tells the story of Chinese Cinderella, a young girl who, after being thrown out of her home, has no choice but to go out and seek her own destiny. Soon she meets up with a group of children, all orphaned but each from a different background, who live with an old lady called Grandma Wu. Chinese Cinderella, or CC for short, decides her future after consulting an ancient book which helps to show her the way forward. And her choice takes her on a mission to save the lives of others. Based on a true-life incident during World War II. CC and the others bravely rescue a group of American pilots whose plane crashed after a bombing raid on Japan. Although her father is looking for her, CC knows that she can never go back to live with her cruel stepmother, and now there is no turning back.

Chinese Cinderella: The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting

Download or Read eBook Chinese Cinderella: The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting PDF written by Adeline Yen Mah and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-08-06 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Chinese Cinderella: The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting

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Total Pages: 126

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ISBN-10: 9780141928296

ISBN-13: 0141928298

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Book Synopsis Chinese Cinderella: The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting by : Adeline Yen Mah

Following a fall in the Shanghai market, Chinese Cinderella is whisked away to Grandma Wu's house to recover. As she lapses in and out of consciousness, she is haunted by vivid dreams that seem strange - yet somehow familiar - to her. A tale of slavery and friendship, wealth, poverty and an arranged marriage begins, as Chinese Cinderella recalls a life lived centuries before. But is it real, or all in her imagination . . .

Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society

Download or Read eBook Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society PDF written by Susan La Marca and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society

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Total Pages: 14

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ISBN-10: OCLC:826417439

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Chinese Cinderella

Download or Read eBook Chinese Cinderella PDF written by Adeline Yen Mah and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Chinese Cinderella

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Total Pages: 232

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ISBN-10: 9780141933818

ISBN-13: 014193381X

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Book Synopsis Chinese Cinderella by : Adeline Yen Mah

Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography for children based on the bestselling Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah. 'a unique story of triumph over adversity, told against the background of the Nationalist/Communist struggle for control of China.' LoveReading4Kids Jung-ling's family considers her bad luck because her mother died giving birth to her. They discriminate against her and make her feel unwanted yet she yearns and continuously strives for her parents' love. Her stepmother is vindictive and cruel and her father dismissive. Jung-ling grows up to be an academic child, with a natural ability for writing. Only her aunt and grandfather offer her any love and kindness. The story is of survival in the light of the mental and physical cruelty of her stepmother and the disloyalty of her siblings. Jung-ling blossoms in spite of everything and the story ends as her father agrees to let her study in England. This is a reissue in the 'A Puffin Book' series of Puffin children's modern classics.

China

Download or Read eBook China PDF written by Adeline Yen Mah and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
China

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Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Total Pages: 254

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ISBN-10: 9781741754674

ISBN-13: 1741754674

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Book Synopsis China by : Adeline Yen Mah

The history of China - the six major dynasties - and information on selected topics such as the Silk Road, festivals, various inventions, Chinese beliefs about numbers and colours.

Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots

Download or Read eBook Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots PDF written by Adeline Yen Mah and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1998-03-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots

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Publisher: Penguin UK

Total Pages: 288

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ISBN-10: 9780141957838

ISBN-13: 0141957832

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Book Synopsis Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots by : Adeline Yen Mah

The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter The story of an unwanted Chinese daughter growing up during the Communist Revolution, blamed for her mother's death, ignored by her millionaire father and unwanted by her Eurasian step mother. A story of greed, hatred and jealousy; a domestic drama is played against the extraordinary political events in China and Hong Kong. Written with the emotional force of a novel but with a vividness drawn from a personal and political background, Falling Leaves has been an enduring bestseller all over the world.

Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949)

Download or Read eBook Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949) PDF written by James Z. Gao and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949)

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Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Total Pages: 584

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ISBN-10: 0810863081

ISBN-13: 9780810863088

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Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949) by : James Z. Gao

The Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949) offers a concise but comprehensive examination of the political, military, economic, social, and cultural development of modern China. Instead of focusing merely on the political elites of China, this reference covers a variety of significant persons, including women and ethnic minorities; new historical concepts; cultural and educational institutions; and economic activities. Drawing on newly-available records, including a large mass of governmental and family archives, the narratives presented reveal new facts, offer a new interpretation in accordance with China's modernization process during the late Qing period, and a revisionist perspective on the Republican history. The chronology records not only political and military events but also other experiences of the Chinese people. The bibliography gives prominence to current literature on China's drive towards modernization and appendixes provide the reader with detailed information on China's cultural and economic transformation.

Literary Fantasy in Contemporary Chinese Diasporic Women's Literature

Download or Read eBook Literary Fantasy in Contemporary Chinese Diasporic Women's Literature PDF written by Fang Tang and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Literary Fantasy in Contemporary Chinese Diasporic Women's Literature

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Publisher: Lexington Books

Total Pages: 205

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ISBN-10: 9781498595476

ISBN-13: 1498595472

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Book Synopsis Literary Fantasy in Contemporary Chinese Diasporic Women's Literature by : Fang Tang

This book explores the use of literary fantasy in the construction of identity and ‘home’ in contemporary diasporic Chinese women’s literature. It argues that the use of fantasy acts as a way of undermining the power of patriarchy and unsettling fixed notions of home. The idea of home explored in this book relates to complicated struggles to gain a sense of belonging, as experienced by marginalized subjects in constructing their diasporic identities — which can best be understood as unstable, shifting, and shaped by historical conditions and power relations. Fantasy is seen to operate in the corpus of this book as a literary mode, as defined by Rosemary Jackson. Literary fantasy offers a way to rework ancient myths, fairy tales, ghost stories and legends; it also subverts conventional narratives and challenges the power of patriarchy and other dominant ideologies. Through a critical reading of four diasporic Chinese women authors, namely, Maxine Hong Kingston, Adeline Yen Mah, Ying Chen and Larissa Lai, this book aims to offer critical insights into how their works re-imagine a ‘home’ through literary fantasy which leads beyond nationalist and Orientalist stereotypes; and how essentialist conceptions of diasporic culture are challenged by global geopolitics and cultural interactions.

Value-Packed Booktalks

Download or Read eBook Value-Packed Booktalks PDF written by Lucy Schall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Value-Packed Booktalks

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Total Pages: 282

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ISBN-10: 9781598847369

ISBN-13: 1598847368

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Book Synopsis Value-Packed Booktalks by : Lucy Schall

In this guide, 100 recommended books and booktalks offer the perfect way to start value discussions with teens and teen/adult book groups. With its focus on current, popular titles, Value-Packed Booktalks: Genre Talks and More for Teen Readers is a flexible tool for all educators—from Young Adult (YA) librarians and readers' advisors at public libraries to school librarians and teachers. Booktalks are provided for young adult literature published between 2006 and 2010, organized by values addressed in specific genres. Examples of discussions show how these booktalks can help teens define what is personally important to them and why. Unique in that it ties current popular genres to values (courage with adventure titles, problem-solving with mystery/suspense), the book focuses on 100 recently published YA fiction and nonfiction titles, offering summaries, lists of themes, values statements, booktalks, and curriculum connections. It also cites passages appropriate for read-aloud booktalks, designates a general grade-range (middle, junior, or senior high school), notes gender appeal for the titles (male, female, or cross gender), and lists similar or related works, some published before 2006.

Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater

Download or Read eBook Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater PDF written by Wenying Xu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater

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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Total Pages: 513

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ISBN-10: 9781538157329

ISBN-13: 1538157322

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Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater by : Wenying Xu

Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on genres, major terms, and authors.