Pollyanna
Eleanor H. Porter, 1913.
After her father dies, Pollyanna goes to live with her strict Aunt Polly. She plays 'the glad game', looking for something to be glad about in everything, and the whole town starts to change. When something terrible happens to her, the town gives her gladness back.
Public-domain text. First published in 1913; Eleanor H. Porter died in 1920, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.