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Summary: Pollyanna
Review: Pollyanna, published in 1913, became an instant classic when it was first published, selling over one million copies within months. The books is still popular today among elementary and high school students. I enjoyed this classic even after the ninety-two years since it was published.
I'm guessing the readers out there already have a basic foundation of what Pollyanna is about, so I'm going to explain some things that other reviewers that gave this classic a low rating failed to mention.
1) The ignorant reviewers seem to think that the character Pollyanna was too similar to Anne Shirley (a character I loved). Well, this may be true BUT, the majority of female characters from the early 1900's were your Annes and Pollyanna, perky young girls who tried to look on the bright side of everything.
2) An assumingly young reviewercomplained of the books spelling. Well, by the time I finished reading your review, I was thinking "digraceful".
I just don't know what these people have aggainst Pollyanna. Yes she's kinda like Anne, but personally I found her to be more interesting. But then again, I haven't read "Anne" since the fourth grade.
I would recommend Pollyanna for ages 8-12 (And up) and Anne of Green Gables for ages 12 and up. I encourage you to check both of these books out.
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Summary: A Heartwarming Book
Review: Have you ever been dropped into a house where you feel invisiable? Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter is a tender heartwarming story about a girl and her aunt's relationship. Eleanor H. Porter has touched many souls with this heartwarming and loving story.This heartwarming story is about the relationship and concern of an aunt and her niece. They both try to accept that there's someone important and new in their lives. Meet Pollyanna, and her aunt Polly, they both live in Vermont. Pollyanna and her aunt devolp trustcin each other after facing many obsticles. Eleanor H. Porter brought in very discriptive detail. She changed font and size when she expressed what each of the character did, said,see and thought. Eleanor H.Porter is a very talented author. She convinces the reader with her expressive chapter endings. You will find this story irrestible if you love stories that have characters who devolp many relationships. Adults and kids who have read this book will say its hard to put down. Don't miss this wonderful oppertuinty to see how this very good relationship begins, devolps and ends.
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Summary: A Copied Plot
Review: I am a mother and Grandmother ( seven children and eleven Grandchildren) I think Eleanor Porter should have an extra star in her crown in heaven for her splended writings of Pollanna and for the insperation other authors gained by her work. ( I read the series a friend of mine had when I was a young girl) That was many years ago. I am sixty nine years old now and I have been searching for many years for all the Pollyanna books to give to my daughters and granddaughters. Now with my PC I have been able to find what I had looked for so many years. I hesitate to think what kind of person would not like or gain from her books. I am "glad" that I can find things in my daily life to be " glad "about. Carrie
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Summary: Simplicity, Optimism and Joy
Review: I first read this book more than twenty years ago and recently found my thoughts returning to it as I pondered what's available today for my own daughter. Pollyanna is simple by today's standards, but contains the kind of genuine optimism and morality that our children sorely need. Author Eleanor Porter passed away in 1920 after writing a couple of sequels, but the remainder of the books in the series--there are eleven altogether, most out of print--are treasures. Your child will enjoy reading about the excitement of Pollyanna's adventures in such different times (in Pollyanna's Western Adventure, Pollyanna's is one of the first families with a "radio set") and you can enjoy the discussions that ensue as your child asks for explanations of life in the teens and twenties. If you enjoyed the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, you will love these. Classic american childhood fare.
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Summary: I Am Glad I Read This Book
Review: I indeed am glad I read this book. Pollyanna's Glad Game is truly a constructive exercise. She and her father invented the game -- which consists of always looking for something to be glad about -- after their missionary relief barrel contained not the doll that Pollyanna wanted, but a pair of crutches. They decided to be glad they didn't need those crutches. I have a question, though. At the end, after Pollyanna is injured and can't walk, wouldn't she have been glad to have had those crutches back?
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Summary: Glad about this book
Review: I started reading this book thinking it would be another boring classic but I was surprised, it turned out to be one of my favorite books. It's funny, exciting and has a good storyline. I would recomend this book to anyone!
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Summary: mixed feelings
Review: I was interested by the comment that "Pollyanna," in the opening chapters at least, has so many similarities to "Anne of Green Gables" by L.M. Montgomery. I have thought that myself, and wondered why it never seems to be pointed out. especially as "Pollyanna" was published only 4 years after Montgomery's instantly famous book. Perhaps it is because it develops differently as the book progresses.
As to my opinion of it, I can only repeat "mixed feelings." Just as I am about to dismiss it as corny, unrealistic and third-rate, I find that I actually want to keep reading it! I have to admit, young girls like it - I liked it without reservations when I was a young girl, and made a point recently of finding a copy for my eight -year-old.
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Summary: This book is now more important than ever.
Review: This book so effected me as a child, to this day, many many years later the phrase, "If you look for the good, you will find it" still serves as a valuable reminder for how we can effect our realitiy with our personal perspectives. This little girl, Pollyanna, teaches other children how to play the glad game in a wonderful and engaging story. Too few children today, know how to recognize or be happy. They haven't learned the "glass is half full" thinking. This book is a great spiritual guide, without trying to be one. Please read it and discuss it with your child. You'll both be happier. Thanks.
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