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Puffin Books, 2011-09-06

Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs

Puffin Classics

Jean Webster, Author

Paperback

9780141331119

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This edition of the classic tale of an orphan who is taken under the wing of a mysterious benefactor features a new Introduction by the author of "Journey to the River Sea."
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Through clever, heartfelt letters, readers meet a bold young woman determined to shape her future with wit, grit, and imagination. Her journey feels surprisingly modern—full of self-discovery, humor, and hope. Middle grade readers will be drawn to her independent spirit and the thrill of finding her voice in a world full of possibility.

Keywords and Themes: Classics • Education • Empowerment • Family • Girls & Women • Gratitude • Growth • Identity • Independence • Juvenile Fiction • Orphans & Foster Homes • Perspective • School & Education • Self-Discovery • Transformation • Voice

Readability • 6.1

Age Range • 10-0

Pages • 192

Subjects • Orphans • Women college students • Benefactors • Children's stories

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Classics • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes • Juvenile Fiction | School & Education • Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women

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

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 'Daddy-Long-Legs', or wondering who her mysterious benefactor is...

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