Daddy-Long-Legs vs No Roses for Harry!: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs Jean Webster · 1912 ★★★★☆ 4.1 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of No Roses for Harry!

No Roses for Harry! Gene Zion · 1958 ★★★★☆ 4.3 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
No Roses for Harry! is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Daddy-Long-Legs.

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