When Pollyanna's father dies, she goes to live with her Aunt, Miss Polly Harrington. Miss Harrington likes doing good, but she does not like children very much! Pollyanna always tries to find the good in everything. She soon makes many different people in her new home feel happier. But is Miss Polly's life going to change for better or worse after her niece arrives? And what happens to Pollyanna whrn she has a very bad accident?
современная сказка-басня для детей любого возраста.
Polly and the Measuring Stick is a modern day fable of a tiny petunia who is just plain pleased to be in Shumway's garden, that is, until the Wishicanaba Garden Club comes to visit. Whether you're ten or many years more than ten, following Polly on her quest may lead you to a truth of your own. A story of sticks and snails and marigolds, and one brave little petunia!
Stealing things from people who had upset her was something Polly did quite a lot. There was her Aunt; a girl at school; a boyfriend who left her. And there was the man on the plane... Humiliated and scared by a total stranger Polly does what she always does. But she never could have imagined that her desire for revenge would have such results
Happy to be away from her large family for a while, Polly O'Keefe is spending the autumn with her maternal grandparents, Dr. Kate Murry and Dr. Alex Murry, getting a better education from them in science than she would have received at home. Soon, however, surprising things start to happen, including the unexpected arrival of Zachary Gray, a charming but troubled college student whom Polly met in Greece and dated on Cyprus the year before (in A House Like a Lotus).
When a stranger on a train spots Polly's old school scarf and begs her to help him find his missing Juliet, Polly agrees. The last thing she needs now is trouble from the men in her life, like her elusive boyfriend, or her boss who is also drawn into the web of complications and finally love.
