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Pollyanna

Eleanor H. Porter · 1913

A girl who finds something to be glad about in everything slowly changes her town.

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  1. Part 9Pollyanna starts to hate the word "duty." Can she still find something to be glad about when things are hard?
  2. Part 13At the end of Pollyanna's visit, there are tears on Mrs. Snow's cheeks. Why do you think she cries?
  3. Last partWhat is the glad game, and how does it begin to change the people around Pollyanna?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeWhat kind of person is Miss Polly? How does she feel about Pollyanna coming?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionOld Tom says Miss Polly was not always like this. What do we learn about her from Tom?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionWhat is Pollyanna like when we first meet her? What surprises Nancy about her?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionPollyanna keeps finding something to be glad about. Why do you think she does this?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionPollyanna dreamed of a beautiful room, but she gets a bare attic. How does she deal with it?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionWhat is the "just being glad" game? Is it easy to play?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionPollyanna needs someone to play the glad game with. Who will play it, and does it help her?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionPollyanna says, "Just breathing isn't living!" What does it mean to really live?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionPollyanna starts to hate the word "duty." Can she still find something to be glad about when things are hard?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionWhy does Pollyanna keep being friendly to people who are grumpy to her?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionMrs. Snow is never happy with anything. Can one visit from Pollyanna change her, even a little?Locked
  12. Lesson 12SubscriptionNancy says the Man never speaks to anybody. Why do you think he starts speaking to Pollyanna?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionAt the end of Pollyanna's visit, there are tears on Mrs. Snow's cheeks. Why do you think she cries?Locked
  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionAunt Polly says days should be "profitable," not just happy. So why does she suddenly give Pollyanna a nicer room?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionWhat is the glad game, and how does it begin to change the people around Pollyanna?Review · Final essayLocked

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  1. CHAPTER XIINTRODUCING JIMMY
  2. CHAPTER XIIBEFORE THE LADIES' AID
  3. CHAPTER XIIIIN PENDLETON WOODS
  4. CHAPTER XIVJUST A MATTER OF JELLY
  5. CHAPTER XVDR. CHILTON
  6. CHAPTER XVIA RED ROSE AND A LACE SHAWL
  7. CHAPTER XVII"JUST LIKE A BOOK"
  8. CHAPTER XVIIIPRISMS
  9. CHAPTER XIXWHICH IS SOMEWHAT SURPRISING
  10. CHAPTER XXWHICH IS MORE SURPRISING
  11. CHAPTER XXIA QUESTION ANSWERED
  12. CHAPTER XXIISERMONS AND WOODBOXES
  13. CHAPTER XXIIIAN ACCIDENT
  14. CHAPTER XXIVJOHN PENDLETON
  15. CHAPTER XXVA WAITING GAME
  16. CHAPTER XXVIA DOOR AJAR
  17. CHAPTER XXVIITWO VISITS
  18. CHAPTER XXVIIITHE GAME AND ITS PLAYERS
  19. CHAPTER XXIXTHROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW
  20. CHAPTER XXXJIMMY TAKES THE HELM
  21. CHAPTER XXXIA NEW UNCLE
  22. CHAPTER XXXIIWHICH IS A LETTER FROM POLLYANNA

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