Chapter Book · Ages 9–12

Pollyanna

Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett Johanna Spyri Kate Douglas Wiggin Louisa May Alcott Eleanor H. Porter Kathleen Olmstead Bill Bowler Rebecca K. Reynolds GP Editors L.M. Montgomery Hobo Co. Grace Steele , and unknown author

A girl's optimism faces its toughest challenge yet.

304 pages· 870L

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Bookroo's summary

Pollyanna's infectious optimism transforms a town, but when tragedy strikes, her 'glad game' is put to the ultimate test. Can she find hope when faced with the unimaginable? Discover how one girl's spirit impacts those around her and whether her own heart can withstand the storm.

From the publisher

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of Pollyanna. 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 day something so terrible happens that even Pollyanna doesn’t know how to feel glad about it.

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