Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
Published by Livewire

"Mama died giving birth to you.   She died because of you.   You are bad luck."   Adeline's brothers and sisters have always blamed her for their mother's death and will never forgive her now that their father has remarried.   Niang, their young stepmother, makes it clear through her abuse and neglect that she hates her stepchildren.   Adeline's only solace from the cruelty of home is school and her books.   A brilliant and popular pupil, she excels at her studies, winning many prizes and hopefully, an escape from a soul destroying home life.

An inspiring autobiography set in China and Hong Kong during the 1940's.