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Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)

Eleanor H. Porter

Start date: February 1, 2020

Finish date: February 29, 2020

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May 03, 2019 Helena rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite, death, ya, classic, psychology, america, religion, drama, family, 2019-reads

Pollyanna has lost her mother and for the past few years, has lived with her father, a vicar. They are very poor and he teaches her how to try and find something to be glad about whatever the situation. When her father also dies, Pollyanna goes to live with her aunt, Polly, in the town where her mother grew up. Pollyanna gets to know every one in town, and as it so happens, they all need a little bit of her medicine, the “glad game”. Even Polly, who has been keeping her emotions on the inside fo ...more

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Mar 30, 2024 Patricia Taylor rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-reader, own-it, children-classics-challenge

I had very mixed emotions about this book because, honestly, Pollyanna just got on my nerves so much. Many people have compared this book to Anne of Green Gables and I can see a lot of similarities, but Anne never annoyed me as much as Pollyanna did. Pollyanna is just too naive to be believed. One of the reasons I'm "glad" I read it is because Disney versions of books always take quite a few liberties with the story and I wanted to see just how much was changed. Very often, people will say a boo ...more

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Aug 21, 2023 Debbie Hughes rated it really liked it

4.1
If course I have see the movie with Hayley Mills a few times but I wanted to read the actual book. I found it on audio and the narrator was not my favorite.. sorry Mr. Cliff. Maybe he was supposed to be a voice for children.
The story is as kind and sweet as you remember..
remember the glad game? And how Pollyanna touched every heart in the town.
It’s a must read classic especially for children.
I couldn’t help think of the similarities of Pollyanna and Anne Of Green Gables. Anne Of Green Gab ...more

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