In Daddy- Long-Legs by Jean Webster, Judy Abbott grew up in an orphanage and one day has the most amazing news---a mysterious trustee wishes to send her to college. The only form of repayment that Judy must offers her mystery benefactor is a letter every month detailing her life and her studies. Written in letter format, readers gain an insight to Judy's personal life, her studies, her growing friendship with the handsome Jervis Pendleton, and more.
