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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
860 books — 632 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
719 books — 237 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
391 books — 174 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
164 books — 138 voters

Positive Winning Soul Defeating Prader-Willi Syndrome by Rhoda L. Ross-WilliamsOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Every Man, Woman and Child
1,749 books — 106 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
150 books — 71 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

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
288 books — 62 voters
Braided Love by Jo Elizabeth PintoFind a Stranger, Say Goodbye by Lois LowrySee No Color by Shannon GibneyFar from the Tree by Robin BenwayA Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardt
YA Adoption Fiction
250 books — 59 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 — 57 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
249 books — 50 voters

Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth HoytLondon's Perfect Scoundrel by Suzanne EnochPrince Charming by Julie GarwoodSurrender to the Devil by Lorraine HeathSlightly Married by Mary Balogh
Family by Heart: Hero or Heroine Involved with Orphans, Orphanage or Orphan Train
137 books — 36 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

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
165 books — 32 voters
In Search of the Return by Joshua RaymondQuiet American by Graham GreeneLotusland by David JoinerThe Lover by Marguerite DurasTree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Fictitious Vietnam
54 books — 31 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
69 books — 30 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
79 books — 22 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
101 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 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
36 books — 17 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.
15 books — 17 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 RichardsonWard's Castle by Ella GoodeWard by Zoe BlakeHis Human Ward by Michele Mills
“Ward" in Romance Title
22 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 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 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
75 books — 1 voter

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