Story of Pollyanna

Adapted and updated by My Father's World for their 3rd grade curriculum.

For most children being an orphan sent to live with your cold, stern, spinster aunt might be enough to dull their spirits. But not for 11-year-old Pollyanna Whittier. Thanks to “The Glad Game”, an optimistic and positive attitude she learned from her father, Pollyanna begins to transform the town of Beldingsville, Vermont, into one of the most pleasant places to live in all the world. But when further tragedy strikes will Pollyanna’s light begin to dull, or will she find a way to be glad no matter the circumstances?

First published in 1913 this classic of children’s literature has become a regularly referenced part of pop culture.