Pollyanna: Complete and Unabridged (Puffin Classics)

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Genre: Classic fiction; Literature: Classics; Classics; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction; Orphans; Family - Orphans and Foster Homes; Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Aunts; Fiction;

Average Review: 4 stars

Review: Pollyanna : You've heard "Pollyanna" forever and think you know what it means. But, unless you've read the book, you don't. Yes, Pollyanna is an optimist - but not blindly. This delightful, loving girl creatively and courageously looks for the good beneath the bad, sad or depressing. Key here (which most don't know or leave out): she first sees and experiences the negative. She does not ignore it. She herself is tested in the end and fails at her usual optimism for months before finally finding the vision and willingness to hope again. A wonderful book for young and old alike. Last year I gave it to my 12-year-old niece for her birthday - and read it myself for the first time. This year I gave it to everyone on my Christmas list - to create a fabulous Pollyanna world. Will you join?