Cross Currents

Cross Currents: The Story of Margaret, in its complete title, is a fascinating story of a spirited young girl and the unconditional love of her mother, from the adored story writer of Pollyanna. Margaret Kendall of the novel Cross Currents has discerned not a thing but love, fortune and prestige for the first few years of her life. A catastrophic incident when she made a visit with her mother to New York City makes young Margaret by herself and taking care for herself. Her mother frantically looks everywhere for her, Margaret must be able to do the everything she could do alone. The story also gives us a view into the daily life of laboring children in the finality of the century. Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter was an American author. She was born as Eleanor Emily Hodgman in Littleton, New Hampshire, on December 19, 1868, to her parents Llewella Woolson French and Francis Fletcher Hodgman. She was taught as a singer, going to the New England Conservatory for many years. In 1892, she married John Lyman Porter and moved to Massachusetts, where she commenced her writing career and creating her short fiction and then books. She died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 21, 1920, and her burial place was at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Eleanor Emily authored primarily children's books, adventure fiction, and love stories. Her best known story book is Pollyanna, and its sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up. Her other books include The Turn of the Tide, The Road to Understanding, Oh Money! Money!, Dawn, Keith's Dark Tower, Mary Marie, and Sister Sue. Her collections of short stories include Across the Years, Money, Love and Kate, and Little Pardner. She gained remarkable profitable prestige such as Pollyanna was top 8 from the hit novels in America. Just David was top 3 in 1916, The Road to Understanding was top 4 in 1917 and Oh Money! Money! was top 5 in 1918.