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Daddy Long Legs is a heartwarming and timeless coming-of-age novel that will leave readers enchanted. Written in the form of letters, this captivating story follows an orphan named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott as she navigates life, love, and her mysterious benefactor.

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A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month and that she can never know who he is. Judy's life at college is a whirlwind of friends, classes, parties and a growing friendship... Read Full Overview

Told through letters, this classic coming-of-age tale captures the ups and downs of young womanhood with humor and heart.

An orphaned girl named Judy Abbott and an unknown, unseen benefactor who sends her to college and whom she refers to as "Daddy-Long-Legs" are the two principals in this immensely popular modern-day fairy tale. Told through Judy's letters and illustrated by her own quaint drawings,... Read Full Overview

Jerusha Abbott at 18 years is the eldest orphan at John Grier Homeorphanage. All petty responsibilities of the kids at the orphanage reston her tender shoulders. One fine day, her mundane life undergoesa surprising change when an unknown trustee of the orphanageoffers to pay... Read Full Overview

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Daddy-long-legs is a story of a young girl, Jerusha Abbott and her letters to her benefactor whom she has never seen.The story proceeds through her college years.Jerusha Abbott was brought up at an old-fashioned orphanage. The children were wholly dependent on charity. They were... Read Full Overview

First published in 1912, Jean Webster's "Daddy-Long-Legs" is the tale of Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, raised in the John Grier House, a bleak orphanage, and left as a baby without even a name from her parents. Told in a series of letters, this modern girls' fairy tale follows Judy,... Read Full Overview

Daddy-Long-Legs by the American writer Jean Webster tells the tale of a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott and follows her through her college years.

Jerusha Abbott at 18 years is the eldest orphan at John Grier Homeorphanage. All petty responsibilities of the kids at the orphanage reston her tender shoulders. One fine day, her mundane life undergoesa surprising change when an unknown trustee of the orphanageoffers to pay... Read Full Overview

The oldest orphan at a dreary home for foundlings, Judy Abbott is about to go off to college -- a dream she's been able to realize with the help of a benefactor who insists on remaining anonymous. There's a catch, though: Judy has to write her unknown patron regularly about school... Read Full Overview