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Pollyanna / Eleanor H. Porter.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford children's classics (Oxford, England)Publication details: Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 227 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0192732846
  • 9780192732842
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Contents:
Miss Polly -- Old Tom and Nancy -- The coming of Pollyanna -- The little attic room -- The game -- A question of duty -- Pollyanna and punishments -- Pollyanna pays a visit -- Which tells of the man -- A surprise for Mrs Snow -- Introducing Jimmy -- Before the Ladies' Aid -- In Pendleton woods -- Just a matter of Jelly -- Dr Chilton -- A red rose and a lace shawl -- 'Just like a book' -- Prisms -- Which is somewhat surprising -- Which is more surprising -- A question answered -- Sermons and woodboxes -- An accident -- John Pendleton -- A waiting game -- A door ajar -- Two visits -- The game and its players -- Through an open window -- Jimmy takes the helm -- A new uncle -- Which is a letter for Pollyanna.
Summary: In early twentieth-century Vermont, orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with her austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, and uses her philosophy of gladness to bring happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Porter Ele Available 33111007030253
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure and return to again and again.When orphan Pollyanna is sent to live with her bad-tempered aunt, she realizes that many of the folk in Beldingsville could use her help.As she brings cheer and hope to the people around her, and reminds them that every cloud has a silver lining, she brightens up many lives. But then Pollyana experiences something so terrible that she wonders if she'll ever feel glad again . . .The much-loved story is the latest addition to the acclaimed Oxford Children's Classics series.

"Complete and unabridged"--Cover p. [4].

Miss Polly -- Old Tom and Nancy -- The coming of Pollyanna -- The little attic room -- The game -- A question of duty -- Pollyanna and punishments -- Pollyanna pays a visit -- Which tells of the man -- A surprise for Mrs Snow -- Introducing Jimmy -- Before the Ladies' Aid -- In Pendleton woods -- Just a matter of Jelly -- Dr Chilton -- A red rose and a lace shawl -- 'Just like a book' -- Prisms -- Which is somewhat surprising -- Which is more surprising -- A question answered -- Sermons and woodboxes -- An accident -- John Pendleton -- A waiting game -- A door ajar -- Two visits -- The game and its players -- Through an open window -- Jimmy takes the helm -- A new uncle -- Which is a letter for Pollyanna.

In early twentieth-century Vermont, orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with her austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, and uses her philosophy of gladness to bring happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.

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