orphans

When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.

Anastasia, nearly eleven, is snatched from her elementary school and sent to live at a former insane asylum with two great aunts she had never met after being told that her parents died in a tragic vacuum cleaner accident.

Knowing he can do magic doesn't help Jinx when he becomes stalked by a notebook-wielding werewolf, and when the elves accuse him of being involved with the evil Bonemaster. Searching for answers, Jinx is led to the desert of Samara, where Simon the wizard has told him he can find the magic to defeat the Bonemaster and clear his name.

Jinx, a young wizard, attempts to marshal his magical fire powers to rescue Simon, unite the Urwald, and fend off the Bonemaster.

When a sad orphan gets left behind at the zoo following a class field trip, she finds animal friends and eventually a family when the two zookeepers adopt her.

Thirteen-year-old Nick, whose parents died in the 1918 flu epidemic, must find out why his mirror-image is causing mischief around their New England town and making sure Nick gets the blame.

A group of animals, led by an orphaned squirrel, learns about friendship and loyalty when they band together to defend their island kingdom against evil forces.

Held captive on an island, thirteen-year-old orphan Black Bee Bright must pass her Official Princess Test and undertake a dangerous journey to the east side of the island, where eight princesses help her discover what it truly means to be a princess.

A fifteen-year-old orphan in 19th century London becomes involved in a plot against the king.

Darling Dimple, a young orphan, discovers a closet full of magical dresses, each of which gives her the appearance of another person in the castle and that, along with her own magical abilities, helps her protect Princess Mariposa from betrayal as the castle swarms with suitors.