Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs - Hardcover

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Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs - Hardcover

by Jean Webster
$21.58
Sale price  $21.58 Regular price 

Book Overview

'A well-written and very accessible abridgment of the classic Daddy Long Legs. Perfect for introducing this text to 7 to 12 year olds.' --The Wishing Shelf

Jerusha Abbott is a lonely orphan raised in the John Grier Home. She dreams of being an author, but the prospects for her future aren't bright--that is, until a mysterious benefactor takes interest in her.

One of the trustees of her orphanage--who wishes to remain anonymous--has offered to pay for Jerusha's entire college tuition. The only catch is that Jerusha is required to write him a letter every month to update him on her progress.

Month after month, Jerusha pens her letters to "Daddy-Long-Legs," growing closer to the mysterious man all the while. As she embraces her independence and discovers who she is, one thing remains constant for Jerusha: her unconditional, heartwarming love for her benefactor, "Daddy-Long-Legs."

ISBN9788193820186
Author Jean Webster
PublisherFreedom with Pluralism
GenreChildren and Family
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2019
LanguageENG- English
Pages94
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jean Webster

Jean Webster was the pen name of Alice Jane Chandler Webster (1876-1916) who was born and lived most of her life in New York State. She was the great-niece of Mark Twain. Daddy-Long-Legs was not her first book, but it is the one for which she is mostly remembered. It was published in 1912, followed by a sequel in 1914 called Dear Enemy. She married in 1915 and tragically died in childbirth a year later.

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