“There’s always a reason to be glad—you just need to learn how to see it,” thinks Pollyanna, the heroine of Eleanor Porter’s bright and kind novel. She became an orphan, but doesn’t lose heart: her special gift is to notice the good in any situation and to sincerely enjoy what happens. Even life in the attic, where Aunt Polly—who took her in—placed her, doesn’t seem like a disaster to her. Pollyanna knows how to find bright sides even in the most tragic circumstances, but one day, a misfortune happens: there is a risk that she will never be able to walk again. And yet, thanks to her inexhaustible optimism, even this tragedy leads to good and joyful changes.
This touching, warm book reminds us: don’t despair— even in difficult moments, you can find something good. When you learn to see the bright side, troubles gradually lose their power.