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PollyannaPollyanna is Miss Polly’s eleven-year-old niece, who needs a home after her father’s death.First seen in chapter 1
Miss PollyMiss Polly reluctantly agrees to house her niece, treating the child’s arrival as a duty.First seen in chapter 1
NancyNancy is Miss Polly’s kitchen servant, ordered to prepare an attic room for Pollyanna.First seen in chapter 1
John WhittierJohn Whittier is Pollyanna’s father, whose death leaves her needing a home.First seen in chapter 1
Old TomOld Tom knows Pollyanna’s family history and warmly welcomes news of her arrival.First seen in chapter 2
TimothyTimothy accompanies Nancy to meet Pollyanna at the station and bring her home.First seen in chapter 3
Mrs. SnowMrs. Snow is a sick woman known for complaining, whom Pollyanna visits with jelly.First seen in chapter 8
Jimmy BeanJimmy Bean is a boy who leaves the Orphans’ Home and seeks a family, offering to work.First seen in chapter 11
Dr. ChiltonDr. Chilton is the doctor John Pendleton tells Pollyanna to telephone after his accident.First seen in chapter 13
Rev. Paul FordRev. Paul Ford is a minister troubled by quarrels and resignations in his parish.First seen in chapter 22

Chapter 1
Miss Polly reluctantly agrees to take in Pollyanna and orders Nancy to prepare an attic room.
Chapter 3
Nancy and Timothy meet Pollyanna at the station while Miss Polly stays home.
Chapter 5
Pollyanna explains her father’s glad game to Nancy, who agrees to try it.
Chapter 7
Pollyanna escapes her hot bedroom to sleep on the roof, frightening Miss Polly.
Chapter 8
Pollyanna brings Mrs. Snow jelly, arranges her hair, and opens her curtain.
Chapter 9
The solitary stranger begins speaking regularly to Pollyanna, and Nancy identifies him as John Pendleton.
Chapter 10
After hearing Pollyanna’s wish for a prettier room, Aunt Polly moves her downstairs.
Chapter 11
Pollyanna brings Jimmy Bean home, but Miss Polly refuses to shelter him.
Chapter 12
Pollyanna asks the Ladies’ Aid to find Jimmy a family, but nobody agrees to take him.
Chapter 13
Pollyanna finds John Pendleton with a broken leg and telephones Dr. Chilton for help.
Chapter 15
Pollyanna visits John Pendleton with jelly and unsettles him by revealing that she lives with Miss Polly.
Chapter 18
John Pendleton hangs prisms for Pollyanna and hears the full story of her glad game.
Chapter 19
Pollyanna starts school, and John Pendleton asks her to live with him.
Chapter 20
John Pendleton explains that he loved Pollyanna’s mother, not Aunt Polly.
Chapter 21
Pollyanna chooses to stay with Aunt Polly and persuades John Pendleton to invite Jimmy for a visit.
Chapter 22
Pollyanna’s account of her father’s gladness helps Rev. Paul Ford abandon a sermon of blame.
Chapter 23
Pollyanna suffers an automobile accident and discovers the next morning that she cannot feel her legs.
Chapter 24
John Pendleton tells Miss Polly that Pollyanna refused his invitation because she wanted to remain with her aunt.
Chapter 26
After Dr. Mead’s examination, Pollyanna overhears that she cannot walk again and struggles to find any gladness.
Chapter 27
John Pendleton’s decision to take Jimmy Bean into his home restores some of Pollyanna’s joy.
Chapter 28
Visitors describe Pollyanna’s help, and Nancy explains the glad game to Miss Polly, who agrees to play.
Chapter 30
Jimmy tells Miss Polly about possible treatment, and she asks Dr. Warren to arrange a consultation with Dr. Chilton.
Chapter 31
Dr. Chilton examines Pollyanna, and Miss Polly tells her that she plans to marry him.
Chapter 32
Pollyanna writes that she can walk again, celebrating six steps from her bed to the window.
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