Crystal, a young girl, lives with her rich uncle and aunt in Alaska, but they treat her poorly due to her different appearance. One day, a lawyer reveals that Crystal is worth billions, and her relatives try to adopt her to gain control of her wealth. However, Crystal overhears their plan and runs away.
She meets an old lady who seems kind, but turns out to be a professional thief. Crystal escapes and reports the old lady to the police. One of the thieves gives Crystal the contact information of a kind man, Mr. Hammond, who wants to adopt a daughter. Crystal meets Mr. Hammond and is welcomed into his home. However, his daughter Pearl is hostile towards her.
Despite the challenges, Crystal starts attending school and makes friends. However, Pearl tries to sabotage her, and Crystal gets into trouble. During a pool party at Mr. Hammond's house, a woman's diamond ring and her husband's watch go missing, and Crystal is falsely accused of stealing. Mr. Hammond believes Crystal's innocence and confronts Pearl, who is forced to leave.
Crystal finally opens up to Mr. Hammond about her past and her inheritance, and he decides to adopt her. Together, they confront Crystal's greedy family, and she becomes the rightful owner of her wealth. Crystal uses her wealth to set up a school for poor kids and teaches there whenever she can.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator, Crystal, was born in Alaska.
2. She lived with her rich uncle, aunt, and five girl cousins.
3. Crystal's cousins had blonde hair and blue eyes, while she had dark curly hair and brown eyes.
4. Crystal's aunt and uncle wouldn't send her to school and kept her doing house chores.
5. Crystal secretly taught herself to read.
6. At 16, Crystal's uncle found her reading her cousin's books and took them away.
7. Crystal overheard her aunt and uncle talking about her and learned that she was worth billions.
8. Crystal ran away from home and took the first train out of town.
9. She met an old lady on the train who was kind to her and offered her food and shelter.
10. The old lady turned out to be a professional thief.
11. Crystal escaped from the old lady's mansion and went to Mr. Hammond's address.
12. Mr. Hammond adopted Crystal and gave her a new home.
13. Crystal started attending school and made new friends.
14. Pearl, Mr. Hammond's daughter, was jealous of Crystal and tried to sabotage her.
15. Crystal was accused of stealing from the guests at Mr. Hammond's pool party, but she was innocent.
16. Mr. Hammond believed Crystal and kicked Pearl out of the house.
17. Crystal told Mr. Hammond about her inheritance and her greedy family.
18. Mr. Hammond legally adopted Crystal and they told her family the news.
19. Crystal set up a school for poor kids and teaches there whenever she can.