Daddy long legs, a book that follows Jerusha "Judy" Abbot and her benefactor whom she calls, as the book tittle suggests daddy long legs.
Judy starts out her life in John Grier home, an orphanage her unusual first name "Jerusha" was given by a matron, she hates that name and calls herself Judy, she has lived her entire life in the orphanage due to the death of her parents when she was a baby. She has lived her entire life in the orphanage where she develops her talent for writing.
Until one day in a trustee meeting she saw someone, only his back though, the only thing she was sure of was that that man was quite tall. And that for some reason, after the meeting that man had given her a scholarship to a prestigious school. In exchange for the scholarship she has to write to her benefactor every month (though she ends up writing more often than that) with no guarantee of an answer.
Judy's benefactor calls himself "John Smith" but even Judy knows that's not his real name, so she gives him a nickname, she started off with "Mr girl-hater" because he has only helped boys before, but she thought that was rude and then she went with "Mr rich man" but she found that insulting because he might not stay rich his entire life. So she decided to go with a nickname that she was sure of "Daddy long legs" because he was tall.
And so Judy's life in the Lincoln Memorial Highschool begins, seen through (usually) monthly letters to daddy long legs. Judy is very expressive in her letters, talking about her feelings, confusions and sometimes frustrations, and sometimes asking questions to daddy long legs (which, never get answered). She quickly befriends her roommate Sally Mcbride due to having similar personalities and interests. The same passion for books writing and studying (they're both nerds). Though it isn't the same for her other roommate Julia Pendleton, she and Judy initially didn't get along, mainly due to Julia being snobbish and annoying.
The letters follow Judies adventures (and sometimes misadventures) throughout her time in school. At the start Judy is confused by things that, seem to be normal to other people. Christmas, Thanksgiving, family, it was unfamiliar to her due to her past, because of that she found trouble connecting with her friends and classmates. But as the story progresses, through living together with her friends, shared hardships Judy finds out that even though she isn't as fortunate as the other kids in school, she can still find joy in her own ways, she even ends up befriending Julia. Later on due to frequent run ins with a certain someone, she even falls in love.
In conclusion this was a great read, the story probably isn't realistic enough to actually happen in real life. But realistic enough for someone to dream about it, even though it's old literature there isn't some profound moral story in it (at least to me), it's just a girl finding friendship, love, and happiness. 8/10
