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Pollyanna
- Narrated by: Harriet Seed
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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“And most generally there is something about everything that you can be glad about, if you keep hunting long enough to find it.”
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Left paralyzed by a terrible accident, Pollyanna finds that staying happy is not always going to be easy. As she realizes the misfortune that she has had, she finds it harder and harder to stay positive and bright. But the light of the lives Pollyanna has touched is passed back to her, and she journeys through her difficult circumstances to learn how to find the things to be glad for.
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