When her beloved father dies, Pollyanna is sent to live with her Aunt Polly in the gloomy town of Beldingsville, Vermont. Fortunately, Pollyanna has the Glad Game—a cheerful, heartwarming exercise in which she finds the best in every situation. Whether it is enjoying the view from her attic room or interpreting her punishment of a meagre supper as a wonderful treat, Pollyanna cannot help but see the best in the world, and inadvertently changes it for the better as she goes along.
With her wonderfully contagious good cheer, Pollyanna inspired a real-life “Glad” movement and remains a true classic of children’s literature today.