Part of the "A Little Golden Book" WW2 era printing from s. Good condition hardcover with light wear. Large piece of jacket is missing on lower spine. Blue boards in good condition. Porter - ID: Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Mostly clean pages with light tanning and foxing to page edges. Pollyanna of the Orange Blossoms 3rd Glad Book. By Harriet Lummis Smith. Hardcover book in dust jacket. Cover is rubbed and worn around edges but is otherwise intact. Binding is tight, pages are secure.
Dust jacket is lig Blue cloth over boards, with upper board and spine lettered and stamped in blue. Small hole to bottom edge of pages thr Pollyanna's Jewels by Harriet Lummis Smith. Very Good in Good dust jacket.
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So off Pollyanna sets on a trip to the big city, to make new friends and soften hardened hearts. After her return Pollyanna has to deal with some troubles of her own. Follow Pollyanna as she grows into a beautiful young lady. This story involves some interesting plot twists including the mystery of a missing boy. Read more Read less. Customers who bought this item also bought. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1.
Kindle Edition File Size: EirenikosPress 2 April Sold by: What other items do customers buy after viewing this item? Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a product review. See all customer images. Showing of 42 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. It was interesting to discover what happened to Pollyanna and Jimmy in their later years, although I found Aunt Polly's relapse quite unbelievable Feb 21, Victoria Lynn rated it it was amazing Shelves: Another great Porter book and a fabulous sequel. I just love all of these characters!
View all 12 comments. Dec 27, Paula Vince rated it really liked it Shelves: In the first half of the book, Pollyanna is sent to stay with Mrs Ruth Carew, a lady in deep depression because her beloved little nephew was taken away by his eccentric father. Even though her brother-in-law has passed away, little Jamie's whereabouts are still unknown. These days he'd be on the missing person files. Ruth can't bear not knowing whether he's suffering, or even dead. There in Boston, Pollyanna continues her tradition of helping people transform their lives, including Jamie, a crippled boy in a wheelchair, who might even turn out to be Mrs Carew's lost nephew.
Although Jamie plays his own version of Pollyanna's 'Game', he's not as good at it as she is. Possibly because he seems to have the typecast despondent, creative temperament of a literary author. In the second half, Pollyanna is in her early twenties. Jamie and Jimmy have grown up too, of course, so there is plenty of romance in the air.
Aunt Polly is now a widow, and back to her crabby old self. All sorts of lovers' tangles and mix-ups take place. There were so many, "So-and-so is madly in love with So-and-So's" which were way off track, while it's probably clear to every reader how the three couples are going to end up being paired off. Pollyanna turns out to be a very dutiful girl, who will defer to her elders when it comes to choosing a spouse.
It's a dated outlook thankfully , which I doubt modern young readers would go for or understand. She ends up with the man her heart chooses, but only after clearing it with Aunt Polly, then Uncle John first! There are a few loose ends, which tighter, more modern editing might have addressed.
When the identity of Ruth's nephew is finally revealed, nobody seems to think of telling her sister, Della the nurse, who surely deserved to know the truth as much as Ruth. It bothered me that she wasn't on the very small list of people who would learn the secret. Still, it was a very enjoyable read and I was glad Pollyanna ended up with the guy who was perfect for her, which says a lot for him, as Pollyanna is such a super-heroine.
But being Pollyanna, and being a wholesome nineteenth century plot, she found a way to please her aunt and get her man at the same time. This book was a bit strange as it was definitely a 2-in-1 story. The first half of the book starts soon after the first book ended and Pollyanna is now 12, and not 11 years old as she was in the first book.
The story involves her aunt and uncle leaving for Germany and so Pollyanna goes to live with an acquaintance in Boston in an effort to cheer up the sad, lonely, negative woman. The second half of the book picks up when Pollyanna is 24 years old! Her new uncle has p This book was a bit strange as it was definitely a 2-in-1 story. Her new uncle has passed away and her aunt is going through bouts of depression. They are all also relatively penniless as most of their money has been lost in bad deals.
But the story really isn't about that, but about romantic mix-ups that get straightened out near the end. The first half gets about 3. However, I just love Porter's writing style. I love how easily she makes people come to life and so it was an enjoyable read. The second half however was not. I still enjoyed her writing style, it's just that the second half presented a major schism in the story and the story lost its flow.
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The entire thing was completely predictable, and every misunderstanding thoroughly clear to the reader. And I think the most preposterous part was when Pollyanna insisted on marrying someone near the end no worries, I'm not giving it away! But you'll see when you get there. It will baffle you too. Nonetheless I do recommend the book to people who did enjoy Pollyanna and want to know what happens to her and to her life. I do think that the story overall would have been better if this book was divided into 2 separate novels, and those 2 separate stories were more fully developed.
I think it would also help if the time gap of 12 years was reduced Still though the whole book has a warm feel like a good episode of Road to Avonlea and makes you feel that Pollyanna and the gang, despite being from Vermont, have really all been sneakily living in Avonlea, Prince Edward Island along with all of Anne's friends that's Anne of Green Gables! Anywho, I'll probably give this book something between 2 and 3 stars.
It's just that the second half ruined it for me a bit, but not completely!
Maksudku-- setelah mengistirahatkan mataku dari kejenuhan tentunya. Buku kali ini, terjemahannya sudah membaik. Tapi typo tetap mewarnai haha. Apalagi saat saya sudah mulai meraba-raba arah plotnya yang lagi-lagi, tebakan saya mendapat top-notch. Kesampingk Pollyanna Grows Up Plot: Kesampingkan segala kemalasan yang saya rasakan.
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Masuk pertengahan buku saat Pollyanna dewasa, sudah mulai ada dinamika baru. Mungkin karena teks percakapannya makin pendek phew! Saya menikmati bagian ini lebih dari yang lain. Terutama bagian dimana Pollyanna tidak mencoba bermain. Itu bagi saya bagian terbaik. Tapi sekali lagi, plot romannya yang menggulung dan dibuat ribet oleh tokohnya masing-masing bagi saya yang berdarah panas, itu terlalu-- dipanjang-panjangkan.
Yah itulah, Pollyanna Grows Up! View all 5 comments. May 27, Amanda Lila rated it liked it. Pollyanna shown in ''Pollyanna Grows Up'', isn't the same as the one shown in the first book. She really got my nerves on. Jul 28, Angie Thompson rated it it was amazing Shelves: I love this book so much! The second half even more than the first, although the first half is important to the second.
Even if it does contain the most convoluted imaginary love polygon in the history of literature. Seriously, though, every time I go to diagram this thing, my mind threatens to explode. Meantime, Y loves X but is afraid X might be falling in love with A. Z really loves B, despite X's suspicions, but B is af I love this book so much! And then just as Z declares his love for B and everyone takes a gasp of relief, Z throws another monkey wrench into the whole thing, declaring positively that C loves Y, to the great dismay not only of X but also of A, who is secretly in love with C.
There, that wasn't so complicated, was it? Would it be easier if I broke it up by character? Let's try it, just because I'm having way too much fun with this. Carew; later fears that Mr.
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Pendleton might love Pollyanna; knows just about nothing ; Jamie - actually loves Sadie; thankfully isn't afraid that anyone else loves her or that she loves anyone, although other circumstances delay his declaring his love; thinks that Mr. Pendleton loves Pollyanna Sadie - actually loves Jamie; fears that Pollyanna loves Jamie; doesn't really know or think anything else Mrs. Carew - actually loves Mr.
Pendleton; fears that Mr. Pendleton loves Pollyanna; doesn't know or think anything else of consequence Mr.
Pendleton - actually loves Mrs. Carew; also thankfully doesn't fear that she loves anyone or that anyone loves her; scares Pollyanna to death by vaguely asking whether someone could ever be made to love him, making her think he is going to propose There, wasn't that better?
But since the whole thing is purely imaginary, a couple of pulls on just the right threads brings it all into place. Of course, the whole thing could also have been avoided if a couple of other people hadn't insisted on being overwhelmingly sweet and noble and not declaring their own love when it wouldn't have been fair to their perceived competition.
Not so much talking about the heroic martyr bits here, more just little bits of things that defy real hard feelings. And the one actual sacrifice in the end just melts my heart every time. And so much more meaningful and heartfelt than his earlier heroic martyrdom. I love Pollyanna as a young woman and think the author did a great job of taming down her childish exuberance while still keeping her essentially Pollyanna.
She's still her same down-to-earth, cheerful, honest self--just grown up. I can't help loving Jimmy, even when he's being particularly frustrating. Also see the previous spoiler. And Jamie just entirely steals my heart. They're both wonderful characters, but they'd be totally wrong together. Jamie needs Sadie, who doesn't feel sorry for him, and Pollyanna needs Jimmy, who she can lean on without fear. They'd have made each other miserable as a couple.
Padahal saya belum baca Pollyanna buku pertama, tapi "permainan sukacita"-nya udah langsung tertanam di diri saya. Saya sempet bersikap agak skeptis di awal-awal cerita. Saya sempet merasa sebal sama Pollyanna yang terlalu polos dalam menanggapi segala hal, bahwa semuanya akan baik-baik saja, bahwa semua orang dapat be Baguuuuuuuuuuusss!!! Saya sempet merasa sebal sama Pollyanna yang terlalu polos dalam menanggapi segala hal, bahwa semuanya akan baik-baik saja, bahwa semua orang dapat berbahagia.
Tapi toh, sikap Pollyanna perlahan-lahan makin manusiawi karena sebelumnya sangat malaikatiwi xD seiring makin dewasanya ia. Pollyanna jadi tahu bahwa gak semua orang bisa mendapatkan apa yang mereka inginkan, dan bahwa dirinya gak melulu mampu berbuat sesuatu untuk semua orang.
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Saya sempet agak gimana-gimana pas peralihan 6 tahun yang kosong selama Pollyanna dan keluarganya di Jerman. Kayaknya banyak hal yang terlewatkan dan bikin saya gak puas di satu sisi. Tapi, setelah itu, cerita saat Pollyanna dewasa dan bertemu kembali dengan kawan-kawan lamanya bikin saya tenggelam lagi dalam cerita, mengesampingkan tahun-tahun di Jerman yang hanya diceritakan dalam beberapa paragraf. Saya merasa lucu banget pas bagian cerita berfokus pada percintaan di bab-bab akhir. Semua orang tenggelam dalam prasangkanya masing-masing mengenai siapa mencintai siapa, padahal semuanya keliru.
Tapi, perkiraan saya hampir tepat semua! Siapa akan berpasangan sama siapa, semua tebakan saya tepat! Cuma, ada satu yang benar-benar di luar dugaan saya: Buku ini--di luar dugaan--ternyata cepet banget saya selesaiin. Sempet gak bisa berenti nangis di beberapa bagian juga hehe Dimulai dari sampul, saya lumayan suka ilustrasinya. Cantik, sederhana, dan terkesan klasik. Apa-apaan font judul yang bulat-bulat dan kekanakan gitu??? Udah dua tahun semenjak saya melepaskan jabatan editor, jadi saya udah lupa sama nama-nama font.