Pollyanna

Hi everyone,

Today I'm going to talk about Pollyanna and Pollyanna grows up, by Eleanor H. Porter.

Pollyanna Whittier, is a eleven year old girl whose father and mother have died, so that she now has to live with her Aunt, Polly Harrington, one of the richest people in the little town of Beldingsville. Her Aunt Polly doesn't want to have her but as time goes by, Pollyanna slowly starts softening her heart of stone. She goes around telling everyone how to play her game, the just being glad game, and changes how people look on life. When a tragic accident happens the town tries to help Pollyanna play her own game.

Pollyanna grows up. There are two parts to this story so I will explain each one separately.

Part one: After returning home from the sanatorium, Pollyanna gets to go back to Boston for the winter. She is staying with a Mrs. Carew, who is a sad lonely woman who is pining after a lost nephew. While she is there, Pollyanna meets a boy named Jamie who can't walk, and a girl named Sadie Dean. Pollyanna finally convinces Mrs Carew to adopt Jamie as her long lost nephew.

Part two: Pollyanna and her Aunt are coming home after being overseas for six years. They are now poor, so when they get a letter from the Carews asking to board the summer there, they accept it with enthusiasm. When the Pendletons, the Carews, and Pollyanna decide to go on a camping trip, everyone has a wonderful time till the last day. Then something happened to ruin everyone's happiness, possibly forever.

These are two sweet books that teach you 'to find something in everything to be glad about.'
I would place the minimum reading age at about 6 or as soon as your child can read (I would suggest reading it to your child at an earlier age if you can.) Also I would highly suggest trying to play the Glad Game; it can be very hard.