ABANDONED. Orphan Boy book set in England (solved)

[Jasthebooklover]

Im looking for a book, its about this boy that starts off having a perfect life with his mother, but the mother remarried and the stepfather is horrible. And sends him away. His mother dies and now he just has his stepfather and his step aunt (I think), but runs away to find his aunt on his mother side and lives with her. And the story continuous to be about his life growing up. It was also turn into a movie. I read this book like around 2007-2009. If I remember it wasn't like a new book, but kinda oldish.

[Rosa]

Was this fiction or nonfiction? For children or adults?

[Rosa]

Forged by Fire, maybe?
Edit: never mind, it's not set in England.

[Jasthebooklover]

IT was fiction and probably children because I read it in elementary school.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Has plot points in common with Of Human Bondage, which is oldish and has been filmed at least three times. Except his mother doesn't remarry, she just dies and he goes to live with an aunt and uncle. Set in England, mostly. He's not happy with them but doesn't run away. The rest of the novel is about his life growing up, to about age 30 or so.

[Mai]

Isn't that the exact same plot as David Copperfield by Charles Dickens?
From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C...
The story follows the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David was born in Blunderstone, Suffolk, England, six months after the death of his father. David spends his early years in relative happiness with his loving, childish mother and their kindly housekeeper, Clara Peggotty. When he is seven years old his mother marries Edward Murdstone. Partly to get him out of the way and partly because he strongly objects to the whole proceeding, David is sent to lodge with Peggotty's family in Yarmouth. Her brother, fisherman Mr Peggotty, lives in a house built in an upturned boat on the beach, with his adopted relatives Emily and Ham, and an elderly widow, Mrs Gummidge. "Little Em'ly" is somewhat spoiled by her fond foster father, and David is in love with her.
On his return, David is given good reason to dislike his stepfather and has similar feelings for Murdstone's sister Jane, who moves into the house soon afterwards. Between them they tyrannize his poor mother, making her and David's lives miserable, and when, in consequence, David falls behind in his studies, Murdstone attempts to thrash him – partly to further pain his mother. David bites him and soon afterwards is sent away to a boarding school, Salem House, under a ruthless headmaster, Mr Creakle. There he befriends an older boy, James Steerforth, and Tommy Traddles. He develops an impassioned admiration for Steerforth, perceiving him as someone noble, who could do great things if he would.
David goes home for the holidays to learn that his mother has given birth to a baby boy. Shortly after David returns to Salem House, his mother and her baby die, and David returns home immediately. Peggotty marries the local carrier, Mr Barkis. Murdstone sends David to work for a wine merchant in London – a business of which Murdstone is a joint owner.[note 2] David's landlord, Wilkins Micawber, is arrested for debt and sent to the King's Bench Prison, where he remains for several months, before being released and moving to Plymouth. No one remains to care for David in London, so he decides to run away.
He walks from London to Dover, to his only relative, his eccentric yet kind-hearted great-aunt Betsey Trotwood.

The book has been adapted for young readers. There is a movie and a two-part BBC series.

[El]

This has been marked as Solved... but which book was it??

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Well, Jasmine has left the group...so moving to Abandoned.