Patricia Bailey (Blackstone Audiobooks, 1996), this recording is preferable to the same title available from Chivers (1995).-Stephanie Bange, Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Comparable in quality to Pollyanna read by S. There is no background music or sound effects to distract listeners. Caruso makes use of vocal inflections to differentiate characters. Barbara Caruso's narration is faithful to the text, with a few minor changes sprinkled throughout. It remains a charming, albeit old-fashioned, classic. This recording is based on the book by Eleanor H. When long-held secrets are finally revealed, even Aunt Polly comes around to warming up not only to her niece, but to a relationship she had long denied herself. A terrible accident with a motor car as she is crossing the street finally breaks Pollyanna's spirit. Pollyanna's "Glad Game" is soon played by all the people of the town. Pollyanna, with her optimistic outlook on life, turns all the lemons thrown her way into lemonade punishments are viewed as rewards, unfriendly people in town are befriended. Aunt Polly treats the child insensitively, giving her a musty room in the attic and expecting her to keep quiet and stay out of the way. Gr 7 Up-Unloved and unwanted, orphan Pollyanna Whittier boards an eastbound train to live with her Aunt Polly, a wealthy spinster.
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