Pollyanna (Great Illustrated Classics)

Porter, Eleanor

ISBN 10: 0866119949 ISBN 13: 9780866119948

Publisher: Abdo Pub Co, 1995

Synopsis

The whole town is playing the game, and the whole town is wonderfully happierā€”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 her strict Aunt Polly. But Pollyanna doesn't seem to notice how stern and unfeeling her aunt really is. When feeling unhappy, she simply plays her “glad” gameā€”finding a silver lining in every cloud. Eventually, Pollyanna brightens the lives of everyone in town with her infectious game, and finds a home for every stray cat, dog, and child she encounters. But then a terrible accident happens and Pollyanna can't find anything to feel glad about anymore. All her new friends turn out to support her, but will that be enough to restore Pollyanna's cheerful outlook on life?

About this title

From the Publisher:

An abridged edition of the classic story by Eleanor H. Porter

About the Author:

Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920) was a bestselling children's author from Massachusetts. She published short stories and novels but her most famous work was "Pollyanna" published in 1913. Anne Fine is a multi- award winning British author who has written more than fifty children's books, including the Carnegie Medal and Whitbread Children's Book of the Year winner "Flour Babies" and Whitbread winner "The Tulip Touch."

About this edition

• Publisher: Abdo Pub Co
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0866119949
• ISBN 13: 9780866119948
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240