Eleanor Porter 
Pollyanna 

'Pollyanna’, the children’s classic, is the story of its title character, a young orphaned girl who moves to Beldingsville to live with her strict maiden aunt. Pollyanna is a girl of great enthusiasm and eternal optimism. Her cheer and gladness infects all that she comes in contact with. However when tragedy strikes she is challenged to regain her sunny disposition. First published in 1913, 'Pollyanna’ is Eleanor Porter’s classic tale of youthful exuberance that has been cherished by young readers for decades.