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Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy

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4 out of 5
Based on 739 Ratings and 118 Reviews

Book Description
One of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster?s Daddy-Long-Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer. Its sequel, Dear Enemy (1915), follows the progress of Judy?s former orphanage, now run by her friend Sallie McBride, who struggles to give her young char... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages384
ISBN-100143039067
ISBN-13978-0143039068
Publication Date11/30/2004
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About Elaine Showalter (Author, Contributor, Editor) : Elaine Showalter is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Elaine Showalter include Louisa May Alcott: Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys: Little Women... more
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About Jean Webster (Author) : Jean Webster is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jean Webster include Daddy-Long-Legs, Daddy-Long-Legs (Classic Books o... more
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