Helpful Score: 4
A really charming classic; this is the story of Jerusha who grew up in a charity home and has just been given a scholarship to go to university. Her mysterious benefactor (who wants to be known only as Mr. John Smith) asks only one thing: that Jerusha write him every month with an update on what she is learning, but not to expect any reply. Because Jerusha saw him walking away once in the fading light and had an impression of a tall man with a long shadow like a spider, she nicknames him Daddy Long-Legs, and procedes to write him very cheerful and cheeky letters; far more often than once a month. Here's an example:
"Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, You never answered my question and it was very important. ARE YOU BALD?". This continues throughout the 4 years and of course at the end we find out who Daddy Long-Legs is.
"Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, You never answered my question and it was very important. ARE YOU BALD?". This continues throughout the 4 years and of course at the end we find out who Daddy Long-Legs is.
This book is wonderful! It is a great story told in letters to her anonymous benefactor of an orphan girl offered a a college education. She is clever and creative. I read it as an adult, my 18 year old daughter read it, and our fifth grade niece read it. We all loved it!
Helpful Score: 1
Classic, a childhood favorite.
Helpful Score: 1
This book is a sweet account of letters from Jerusha to her benafactor Mr.Smith for paying her college tuition. It is a great read and I recommend it to all. The book has been read by all of my girls and has been lovingly worn.
Helpful Score: 1
Great book for a glance back in time.
Helpful Score: 1
I read this book for the first time as an adult and I really enjoyed it. It's about a girl named Jerusha who grew up in a children's home and finished high-school while at the home. She has a talent for writing so one of the trustees of the home offers to pay for college for her on the condition that he remain anonymous and that she writes to him faithfully every month about what's going on at school. She starts writing to him and addresses the letters to "Daddy Long Legs"
One of my favorite childhood stories.
