Pollyanna is a best-selling novel by Eleanor H, Porter that is now considered a classic of children's literature. It tells a fascinating story of 11-year-old orphan girl who faces every challenge of life by playing the "Glad Game" that she has learnt from her father. The story begins when Pollyanna，after the death of her parents, is sent by the charitable organisation, Ladies Aid, to live with her mother's real sister and her only relative, Aunt Polly.

Aunt Polly is a wealthy and stern lady who lives all by herself with just a nanny, Nancy and a gardener, Tom. Initially, she is not very happy with the news that Pollyanna would be staying with her. But then she thinks that it is her "duty" to help her dead sister's child, and she is determined to always do her “duty". She has never met Pollyanna and is therefore not in the least bit prepared for this child who is unlike any child before or since. Pollyanna, on the other hand, is glad to stay with Aunt Polly as she is the only person she has as her family ...

Pollyanna is an inspiring and delightful classic story for people of all ages. It teaches a reader to look at life in a positive way, and never give up.

Pollyanna has been adapted for film several times. The best known is Disney's 1960 version starring child actress Hayley Mills, who won a special Oscar for the role.