Daddy-Long-Legs
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 with the handsome...
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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 with the handsome Jervis Pendleton. With so much happening in her life, Judy can scarcely stop writing to the mysterious "Daddy-Long-Legs"!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141331119 (0141331119)
ASIN: 141331119
Publish date: June 9th 2011
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 181
Edition language: English
bookshelves: spring-2015, tbr-busting-2015, published-1912, young-adult, coming-of-age, orphans Read from November 15, 2014 to April 08, 2015 F Narrated by Julia WhelanDescription: Jerusha Abbott grew up in an orphanage but was sent to college by a mysterious benefactor she calls Daddy-Long-Le...
Jerusha "Judy" Abbott is a Canadian orphan, who at 17 is still living in the orphanage, mainly because they are using her as free help. She is frequently told that she needs to keep her strong opinions and overactive imagination to herself, or nothing will come of her. She dreams of becoming a famou...
OMG!!! THIS BOOK IS SO AWESOME!!!1! IT DESERVES ALL THE STARS FOREVER AND EVER!!!1!!ONE!! (Edited to add: To compound the unhelpfulness of this review, I've just realized I reviewed the wrong edition. Is there a way to switch editions on BL like there is on GR?) (Edit 2: Fixed it, sort of. That'...
Book: Daddy Long Legs Author: Jean Webster Gutenberg: Daddy Long Legs (free ebook) Internet Archive/Open Library ebook: Daddy Long Legs (free ebook. The version I read and recommend, especially because the introduction is a short biography of Webster. Also this version includes "Judy's artwork" in m...
You should read this review if:1. You haven’t read this book and need to know why you should,or2. You’ve read this book, but need to know about the connection between Daddy-Long-Legs and J.D. Salinger.(Okay, or: 3. Regardless of whether or not you’ve read this book, you now think I’ve been smoking s...
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