Daddy-long-legs is the novel of an 18-year old girl, Jerusha (Judy) Abbott. She grew up in an orphanage. Judy is witty and smart enough to attend college but there's just no money. Until a rich trustee reads an essay written by Judy, and offers to be her benefactor for her college studies. In return, he asks her to write a letter to him every month to keep him updated with events in her life but not to expect any replies. With the only one glimpse she had of him, she saw his long legs and so she adoringly calls him Daddy-Long-Legs. She goes to college and discovers a new world. She gets to learn about herself too. This funny story told through her letters follows Judy through her college years and her growth. Read this heartwarming and delightful fairy-tale like novel.