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Why do you think memoir is important for us to read? What does memoir offer us as readers and human beings? April 29: Why is a memoir important to read? In my opinion, memoirs are important to read for many reasons. One reason is that these types of books can be inspirational. Many people can personally connect to other peoples thoughts and certain events that they write about. In this way, you can see how other people have faced their challenges that came among them. Memoirs offer us as readers and human beings the reality of life and what can really go on in certain places and happen to people. For example, in the book Chinese Cinderella, Adeline is unwanted and mistreated. Most people wouldn't think of this as an every day problem, and don't think about it often. The memoir can help people understand and try to do something about it. Also, if someone is going through the same experience, reading about it can help them face their own problems, and connect personally to the book. These are some of the many reasons that memoirs are imporant for us to read. -Jennifer G. 7A  May 1: It is important to read memoirs because then people will learn about how others are being treated and what it's like for them. Everyone might think that you live happily ever after, but that's not true for certain people. Some people’s lives are very hard just because of their religion, how they look, or any other thing. For example, in the book Chinese Cinderella, Adeline, the main character is treated harshly by her step-mother, father, and brothers and sisters because when she was born their real mother died. They think she is bad luck; therefore they are rude to her and do awful things to her. Other people take for granted of what they have. For instance they think that going over to someone's house, or a friend going to their house isn't that big of a deal. For Adeline it is because her family doesn't allow her to have friends over and she is forbidden to go over to other people’s houses because of her chores. People usually need help with their problems and don't know how to cope with them, therefore reading these memoirs and seeing that other people have problems too, might help them with their own bad situations. -Jamie H. 7A

I think that it is important to read memoirs for a few reasons. First of all, we can learn from other peoples mistakes. Also, some people have done things that we have never done before so we can learn from them. We also get to see, for example in Chinese Cinderella unimaginable cruelty. We must know that this is happening so that we can stop it. Also, we can relate to memoirs. Sometimes in a memoir someone is writing about their pain n=and maybe the reader is feeling the same way. Sometimes you can identify your emotion from learning about other peoples. Usually memoirs have morals which also help us learn more about life. Thats why I think memoirs are important to read. -Luna M.

May 1: Why are memoirs important for us to read? In my opinion, there are quite a few reasons why memoirs are important to read; they are sometimes easy to relate to, they can be informative about a certain era or culture, and they almost always have a moral. Certain memoirs tell about a difficult or hard time where a person or people is struggling. People can sometimes relate to these types of memoirs; the stories can even help the people who are struggling to get past the difficulties they are facing and be strong. Other memoirs tell about events that happen throughout history. A good example of these types of memoirs would be __The Diary of Anne Frank__. It tells of her struggle through the hard times, and of many of the events in the Holocaust. Most memoirs also have a moral. __Chinese Cinderella__, the memoir I am reading, has a very similar moral to __The Diary of Anne Frank__. The moral is, in my opinion, that we are very lucky to be living the way we do, and we should realize that and be both thankful for and happy with what we have. -Kyra C. 7A

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April 16: what made me both furious and curious Chapter 10, Shanghai School Days, is a very long and tedious chapter.I talks a lot about Adeline's friend Wu Chun-mei and how she and Adeline become friends. It also talks about Adeline's writing and the world it brings her to discover. Her writing is so good that she wins first prize [in the Children's Writing Competition held by the Shanghai Newspaper Association] for her age group among all the primary-school students in Shanghai! Now, here comes the part where I start toget mad. When Adeline comes home, her brothers invite her to join them down in the dining room. She is, of course, eager to go and play with them because she feels like a real participant in the family now that she has been invited to go join her brothers. They offered her a glass of orange juice as a prize for winning the contest. At first, she is suspicious, but she eventually gives in after much persuading. She is about to drink it; but right before she takes a sip, she asks Third brother (her ally and trusted friend), "Can I drink this?" (69). He answers yes and she immediately takes a swig. Ewwwwwww! She suddenly realizes that her brothers mixed the orange juice concentrate with their own urine! She immediately runs upstairs to wash out her mouth. What made me so furious was the fact that Third Brother betrayed Adeline's trust. I was curious, though, to know why he would do such a thing. -Kyra C. 7A

April 16: what made me sad Chapter 11, PLT is about Adeline's new duck that she got from her father. Her siblings were also given there own ducks. Adeline becomes best friends with the duck and calls it Precious Little Treasure (PLT). She feels like the duck is the only living creature that appreciates her (besides Aunt Baba). One day after dinner, Adeline's father decides to see how their ferocious german shepard dog, Jackie is doing with her training. He tells the oldest brother to get a duck from the pen to use as "bait" for the dog. Of course, as the mistreated member of the family, the oldest brother picks PLT, and as the family watches the poor duck get pranced on Adeline is suffering watching her best friend be taken away. This part was very sad because it would be horrible for your best friend to be taken away from you when you have barely any friends. Also since she is treated so badly, PLT was one of the only ones who didn't mistreat her besides the fact that she is a duck. -Luna M. 7A April 16: What made me curious One thing in Chinese Cinderella that made me curious was the discussion between Adeline and her big sister. Big Sister, as Adeline calls her, recieved a wedding gift that was very special to her. She didn't want her step-mother to take it from her since it was so nice, so she kept it a secret. When her step-mother found out about it, Adeline was listening in and found this out. She knew she had to warn Big Sister so that she could think of an excuse or make up a story. Although Big Sister is often mean to her and has mistreated her, Adeline decides to warn her big sister. The thing that made me curious was when Big Sister said to Adeline that she was the best sister ever and she would always respect her for this. However, i thought there might have been a catch of some sort because if Big Sister mistreated and disliked Adeline because she thought she was the cause of her mother's death, why would she be saying those things just because Adeline warned her? -Jennifer G. 7A April 16, What made me happy and sad In the book, Adeline's friends come over as a surprise. It was cute how they surprised her and got her a present. Although, her step-mother told her that they had to leave and that Adeline disobeyed her "rules". I think that after her friends heard her mother and father screaming that one of the girls stood up for Adeline and said that it was ridiculous for them to have to leave. That made me happy because at least someone wasn't afraid of standing up to the mother. -Jamie H. 7A

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April 16: conflict In this book, Adeline is a girl who is unwanted and is very mistreated by her family. These two problems she faces are due to her mother's death. Her mother died giving birth to her, so her family thinks she's bad luck. Being unwanted and being mistreated impacts Adeline's life in positive and negative ways. In a way, it's good because it motivates Adeline to do better in school and to earn awards so that her father will be proud of her. However, it is unhealthy for a little girl to be strongly disliked by her own family and mistreated in this way. -Jennifer G. 7A

April 16: conflict In this book Adeline, the mistreated girl in her family is treated very badly because her family believes that she was the reason for their mothers death. Her mother died when she was giving birth to Adeline. One problem that Adeline faces is that she and her siblings are not allowed to see photographs of their dead mother. Also, her father burned all the pictures of her that they had. This conflict affects Adeline in a big way because since Adeline's mother died when she was giving birth to her she does not know her mother, remember her mother, or know what her mother looks like. -Luna M. 7A April 16:conflict In this book, when Adeline was born, her mother died. Therefore she is treated harshly because she is "bad luck." That is a big problem for her because her step-mother is really rude to her and her father is too because he's afraid to stand up to her. Her brothers and sisters treat her horribly too. They torture her and make fun of her. They are extra mean to her because they know she is too weak to fight back and get angry at them. Another problem is that she has to leave her home becasuse her step-mother and father think her aunt, the only one that's nice to Adeline, is a bad influence. Adeline is really sad because she would rather be at a home where at least one person loves her. -Jamie H. 7A

April 16: conflict In __Chinese Cinderella__, Adeline, a young girl is mistreated by her own family. Her mother died when she was born, and ever since then, she has had great misfortune. Her siblings hate her and blame her for their mother's death, and having a new stepmother isn't that helpful either. Her new mother, Niang, is very cruel and also very good at playing the game called favorites. Adelin's half siblings always get special treatment, while she and her older siblings must settle for less. Her siblings are not nice to her either; her elder sister treats her like dirt, and her brothers even trick her into drinking their own urine! But there is one person who truly cares for her and that is her Aunt Baba. -Kyra C. 7A This book is about a girl who's mother died giving birth to her. Her family thinks she's bad luck and often mistreats her because of the death. This book is the equivalent to the Cinderella that we are familiar with except it is about the Chinese culture.