Chapter 14: Class President Summary and Analysis

Adeline was nominated by Wu Chun-mei to be class president. Adeline, in turn, nominated her. It was between the two friends and their rival Chen Lei-lei, who handed out treats to the kids to get them to vote for her. The evening before the voting, Aunt Baba wanted to know what went on between Adeline and her father. Adeline refused to talk about it and got surprising support from Ye Ye, who told Adeline not to bother the girl, that she was strong and would not turn out like Big Sister. Adeline was elected Class President by her schoolmates. To her horror, her friends showed up at her house with gifts to celebrate her victory. When the cook told her that her that her friends were waiting for her downstairs, she was overcome with fear, knowing that...