Adeline yen7/2/2023 When her mother dies shortly after her birth, lonely Adeline is marked as 'bad luck' and treated as an outcast by her own family, shown kindness only by her grandfather and Aunt Baba who encourage her to follow her dreams.Īdeline strives to win her father's acceptance by excelling in school, but instead discovers an escape in the friendships of her classmates and her talent for writing. When I wrote, I forgot that I was the unwanted daughter who caused her mother's death. It thrilled me to be able to escape the horrors of my daily life in such a simple way. Rebel Voices: Disruptive Stories from Trailblazing Women - a new Puffin Classics collection, celebrating International Women's Day 2023
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