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Pollyanna, a precocious orphaned girl, comes to live with her strict aunt in this 1913 classic novel. Aunt Polly and the town of Beldingsville has no idea what is in store! Pollyanna makes friends with great alacrity, even with some of the most taciturn people in town. She teaches people to play the Glad Game, which is finding something to be glad about even in the most dire circumstances. The literal nature of Pollyanna allows for plenty of humorous misunderstandings, and some assumptions on the part of others keep a bit of mystery going through the plot. Even Pollyanna's eternal cheerfulness is challenged when an accident leaves her future in jeopardy.

Pollyanna Grows Up

In this 1915 sequel, Pollyanna spends a winter in Boston and makes many new friends. She continues to unconsciously bring drastic change into the lives of others. There's even more mystery in this book, as the identity of one of Pollyanna's friends is in question. In the second half of the story there's a time jump that takes us to Pollyanna's 20th year. She's caught the eye of one young man in particular, but there are things he feels may keep them apart. It's a race to the end to see if all our characters will have a happy ending!