Optimism often fades to cynicism as children mature into adults. When we last saw Pollyanna, in an eponymous book, she had become paralyzed after a nasty fall and it looked like she could very likely grow bitter under the circumstances. In Pollyanna Grows Up even the healing of her crippled legs and opportunity to travel to Europe don’t guarantee happiness. Growing up she faces times both good and bad.
About the Author
Besides the Pollyanna books, Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920) also wrote Miss Billie Married, Miss Billie’s Decision, Mary Marie, and Just David. Pollyanna Grows Up was on the 1915 bestseller’s list, along with these fiction titles available through Barnes & Noble World Digital Library: The Turmoil, by Booth Tarkington; K, by Mary Roberts Rinehart; and The Lone Star Ranger, by Zane Grey.
