Pollyanna

Pollyanna is a girl with no parents. She goes to live with her aunt in New England. The aunt is a bitter woman who does not want her. Still, Pollyanna stays cheerful and hopeful. Her bright mood rubs off on the people she meets. She brings warmth and kindness to the whole town.

Then something bad happens to her. Her hopeful outlook faces a hard test. She has to find a way to be happy once more.

Eleanor H. Porter wrote this children's novel in 1913, and it became a bestseller. It is a warm story with a clear lesson about how we choose to see the world. It is the first book in a long line of Pollyanna stories. Porter wrote some of the later books, and other writers wrote the rest.