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Total pages original book: 256
Includes a PDF summary of 27 pages
Duration of the summary (audio): 21M16S (5.4 MB)
Description or summary of the audiobook: 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 andher 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.
Other categories, genre or collection: True Stories for Children, Nonfiction History Books for Kids, Family Issues, History Books for Kids