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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Great Coming-Of-Age Books
871 books — 642 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Orphans
725 books — 239 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakOne for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly HuntAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWhite Oleander by Janet FitchThree Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Kids in Foster Care
393 books — 176 voters
Worth the Fall by Claudia ConnorLaw Man by Kristen AshleySweet Dreams by Kristen AshleyIn Bed with a Highlander by Maya BanksKey to Love by Judy Ann Davis
Best Romance with Children Characters
169 books — 143 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsThe Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Every Man, Woman and Child
1,752 books — 98 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketSky Ghosts by Alexandra EngellmannThe Forsaken by R.J. Craddock
Awesome Orphans
161 books — 76 voters

Growth by Karen DeBonisThe Governess Game by Tessa DareWait for It by Mariana ZapataSmooth Talking Stranger by Lisa KleypasThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Aunt/Uncle Caring for (orphaned) Niece/Nephew
152 books — 70 voters
Frog by Mary CalmesSpecial Delivery by Heidi CullinanJust Jory by Mary CalmesA Boy and His Dragon by R. CooperEvenfall by Ais
Gay Romance Featuring an Orphaned MC
289 books — 63 voters

Perfection by R.L. MathewsonOn Dublin Street by Samantha YoungPlay with Me by Kristen ProbyWorth the Fall by Claudia ConnorLeo by Mia Sheridan
All Grown Up: Romance Novels Featuring Former Foster Childern Finding Love
94 books — 62 voters
Oliver Twist by Charles DickensMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsMandy by Julie Andrews EdwardsDaddy-Long-Legs by Jean WebsterThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
Orphanages
181 books — 58 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPollyanna by Eleanor H. PorterJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Characters Who Lived with Their Aunts
250 books — 51 voters
When the Black Girl Sings by Bil WrightA Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life by Dana ReinhardtThe Great Call of China by Cynthea LiuHow to Save a Life by Sara ZarrFind a Stranger, Say Goodbye by Lois Lowry
YA Adoption Fiction
249 books — 46 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingUncle Silas by J. Sheridan Le FanuStormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzThe Diviners by Libba Bray
Characters Who Lived With Their Uncles
169 books — 35 voters
The Complete Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettPollyanna by Eleanor H. PorterA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Forest of Doors by L.A. Muse
Orphan Girls Who Win in the End
43 books — 34 voters

In Search of the Return by Joshua RaymondQuiet American by Graham GreeneThe Lover by Marguerite DurasLotusland by David JoinerTree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Fictitious Vietnam
56 books — 33 voters
Daddy's Hobby by Owen JonesBangkok 8 by John BurdettEveryone Burns by John DolanLetters from Thailand by BotanBangkok Haunts by John Burdett
Terrific Thailand
71 books — 32 voters

Lost Love's Return by Alfred NicolsRising Tides by Nora RobertsSea Swept by Nora RobertsFinding You by Jo WatsonEdge of Eighteen by Melinda Hazen
Adopted: Romance Leads who were Adopted
81 books — 22 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter LordTitanic Survivor by Violet JessopThomas Andrews by Shan F. BullockThe Night Lives On by Walter LordTitanic by Alan Hustak
Titanic People
41 books — 21 voters

In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey RatnerThe Rent Collector by Camron WrightFigurehead by Patrick AllingtonThe Map of Lost Memories by Kim FayHoliday in Cambodia by Laura Jean McKay
Fictitious Cambodia.
18 books — 20 voters
Lost Love's Return by Alfred NicolsA Lady by Midnight by Tessa DareBetween the Devil and Desire by Lorraine HeathSurrender to the Devil by Lorraine HeathThe Governess Game by Tessa Dare
Orphaned Hero/Heroine in Romance
105 books — 19 voters

The Year We Hid Away by Sarina BowenForever and a Day by Jill ShalvisWrecking Ball by P. DangelicoComing Undone by Lauren DaneJust Not Mine by Rosalind James
Romance Hero Raising Siblings
25 books — 18 voters
A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Piece of Cake by Cupcake BrownOrphan Train by Christina Baker KlineThe Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer
Books to Read If You Like The Fosters
35 books — 14 voters

A Family Apart by Joan Lowery NixonIn the Face of Danger by Joan Lowery NixonA Place to Belong by Joan Lowery NixonRodzina by Karen CushmanCaught in the Act by Joan Lowery Nixon
Orphan Train
54 books — 13 voters
Winter Ward by Cassie MintWard Willing by Amanda RichardsonHis Human Ward by Michele MillsWard's Castle by Ella GoodeWard by Zoe Blake
“Ward" in Romance Title
23 books — 6 voters

Orphan Train by Christina Baker KlineThe African Queen by C.S. ForesterThe Last Lifeboat by Hazel GaynorResistance Women by Jennifer ChiaveriniThe Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher
So Many World War Books
13 books — 4 voters
Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah KuhnBatgirl, Vol. 1 by Scott E. PetersonBatman, Incorporated by Grant MorrisonDC Comics Bombshells, Vol. 1 by Marguerite BennettBatgirl, Vol. 2 by Kelley Puckett
Starring Cassandra Cain
14 books — 3 voters

Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne JonesHeidi by Johanna SpyriLavender-Green Magic by Andre NortonThe Ups & Downs of Carl Davis III by Rosa GuyThe Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer
Characters who Lived With Their Grandparent(s)
46 books — 3 voters
The Gift of Sarah Barker by Jane YolenImperfections by Lynda DurrantLike the Willow Tree by Lois LowryA Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton PeckSusannah by Janet Hickman
Shakers in Children's Historical Fiction
15 books — 2 voters

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KlunePig Tale by Verlyn FliegerMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Magical Orphans & Orphanages
3 books — 2 voters
The Kiss of the Nightingale by Adi DennerThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenryThe Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. ArcherLucky Red by Claudia Cravens
Diva #1 - Orphaned & Abandoned Main Characters
77 books — 1 voter

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