Daddy Long Legs

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Daddy-Long-Legs, or Daddy Long-Legs, is a novel by American author Jean Webster. The story revolves around an orphaned girl named Judy Abbott, who receives a scholarship to Lincoln High School from a stranger whose pseudonym is John Smith. She calls him "Daddy-Long-Legs" because she has never seen him to thank him, only his long shadow. The only condition Smith sets for Judy's scholarship is that she write to him once a month, without necessarily expecting a reply.

The story chronicles three years of Judy's life, from her departure from the orphanage to her high school graduation. It revolves around the novel's main characters:

Judy Abbott: A bright and cheerful girl whose parents died when she was a young child, she grew up in an orphanage where she developed her talent for writing. One of her essays caught the attention of John Smith (the man with the long legs), leading to him awarding her a scholarship to Lincoln High School, where she met her friends Sally McBride and Julia Pendleton.