Jean Webster's beloved epistolary classic follows Judy Abbott from the restrictions of the John Grier Home into college and the possibility of becoming a writer. Her education is funded by an unknown benefactor whom she knows only through his elongated shadow, and her lively monthly letters become the record of a mind discovering the world. Judy writes about friendship, study, embarrassment, ambition, and the freedoms she has never known. Her wit and candor reveal a young woman building an identity beyond the orphanage. The mystery of Daddy-Long-Legs gives the story its playful tension, while Judy's growth gives it lasting emotional warmth.