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Pollyanna is a best-selling novel by Eleanor H. Porter that is now considered a classic of children's literature. The book was such a success that Porter soon produced a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (ISBN 9781439297513 ). The novel's success brought the term "Pollyanna" (along... Read Full Overview

As soon as Pollyanna arrives in Beldingsville to live with her strict and dutiful maiden aunt, she begins to brighten up everybody's life. The 'glad game' she plays, of finding a silver lining in every cloud, transforms the sick, the lonely and the plain miserable - until one... Read Full Overview

Chatty, idealistic Pollyanna can always find something to be glad about. Even when the newly orphaned girl has to live with her cold, unloving Aunt Polly, she remains full of hope and joy. But then a horrible accident leaves her crippled--and it may finally be too much for... Read Full Overview

Pollyanna is a heartwarming and uplifting tale that has captured the hearts of readers for generations. Follow the journey of Pollyanna, a young girl with an infectious optimism, as she spreads joy and transforms the lives of those around her. This timeless classic reminds... Read Full Overview

The whole town is playing the game, and the whole town is wonderfully happier - and all because of one little girl who taught people a new game, and how to play it. Suddenly orphaned, Pollyanna is sent across the country to a small town in Vermont, where she will live with her... Read Full Overview

Orphaned and penniless, little Pollyanna doesn't seem to have much to look forward to in life. When she moves in with the strict and cold Aunt Polly, things take a turn for the worse. Thankfully, Pollyanna has a special power-- the ability to be glad about whatever comes... Read Full Overview

When orphaned Pollyanna Whittier comes to live with her stern maiden aunt, she not only manages to spread her perpetual cheerfulness and optimism among the miserable people of the town, she also transforms the life of her lonely relative. Pollyanna was made into a Broadway play... Read Full Overview

The whole town is playing the game, and the whole town is wonderfully happier-and all because of one little girl who taught the people a new game, and how to play it. Suddenly orphaned, Pollyanna is sent across the country to a small town in Vermont, where she will live with... Read Full Overview

First published in 1913, "Pollyanna" is Eleanor H. Porter's popular tale of youthful exuberance that has been cherished by young readers ever since its first publication. A classic of children's literature, "Pollyanna", is the story of its titular character, Pollyanna Whittier,... Read Full Overview

When Pollyanna's father dies, she is sent to live with her stern aunt. Pollyanna is positive and optimistic and soon the girl's infectious optimism wins the hearts of everyone, except her aunt. But when there is an accident and Pollyanna struggles to feel happy, will her aunt... Read Full Overview

Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter is about a young orphan girl named Pollyanna Whittier who goes to live in Beldingsville, Vermont, with her wealthy but cold and harsh spinster Aunt Polly, who did not want to take in Pollyanna, but feels it is her duty to her late sister. Pollyanna's... Read Full Overview