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Porter, E: Pollyanna


en Limba Engleză Paperback – iun 2015
When poor orphan Pollyanna is sent to live with her wealthy Aunt Polly, she shocks the small town of Beldingsville, Vermont, with sunshine and optimism. With boundless enthusiasm, Pollyanna befriends the most unlikely people, teaching them to see the bright side of any situation through her infectious "glad game." A classic of children’s literature, Pollyanna will make you glad.
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ISBN-13: 9781942885023
ISBN-10: 1942885024
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Hastings College Press

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Eleanor Emily Hodgman (19 December 1868-21 May 1920) was an American novelist whose most famous novel, Pollyanna (1913), became a popular phenomenon. She was trained as a singer, attending the New England Conservatory for several years. She gained a local reputation as a singer in concerts and church choirs and continued her singing career after her marriage in 1892 to John L. Porter, a businessman. Porter wrote mainly children's literature, adventure stories, and romance fiction.

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THE COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED TEXT 'Most generally there is something about everything that you can be glad about, if you keep hunting long enough to find it' When her father dies, Pollyanna is sent to live with her stern Aunt Polly. She is poor, orphaned and alone but Pollyanna just feels lucky to have an aunt at all. The truth is that her dear father, before he died, taught her a trick for life - the 'Glad Game' - the aim of which is to find the good in every bad situation. Before long, Pollyanna's sunny outlook has brightened up the whole town. But when a horrible accident occurs can the Game save Pollyanna? Includes exclusive material: In The Backstory you can test your knowledge of the book and find out if you're as optimistic as Pollyanna!