Guest Review by Dani Potter
This book was originally published in 1912 which is why I love it so dearly. The
book is a series of letters from a 17 year old orphan named Jerusha Abbott to
Daddy Long-Legs, a mysterious trustee of the orphanage who is paying for her
college education to become a writer. She has never met the man, but got a
glimpse of him leaving the orphanage one day. She only saw his shadow which
looked like a huge daddy long-leg spider so she named him Daddy Long-Legs.
Every month he pays her tuition to school & she in turn is required to
write him a letter updating him on her life & progress in her education.
Her letters become more frequent as her life new adult life begins to unfold.
I love how involved you start to feel in this young girls life as the letters
progress. It's a WONDERFUL story of overcoming obstacles, growing up , &
falling in love. And, it's CLEAN.
Rating: PG
Sex-zero
Violence-zero
Profanity-G-d 2, Good L--d 5 (thank the L--d) as well
