Fantasy and Science Fiction for Children and Teens
Books About Orphans
24 Books Found
Princess Avielle is a Dredonian Rhian, whose silver skin makes her appearance closer to that of her Dredonian ancestors than that of most of the other inhabitants of Rhia. Dredonian Rhians are general... (more details)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 1
Ages 9-12: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are orphaned when their parents die in a horrible fire. But as you would expect in a series entitled A Series of Unfortunate Events, that's just the beginnin... (more details)
When Sophie is kidnapped in the middle of the witching hour by a giant, she trembles with fear as the giant bellows, "I am hungry," and begins to eat...Snozzcumbers? She finds out that this ... (more details)
A boy wakes up at an orphanage- with no idea at all who he is. He is told his name is Robert, but soon discovers that his true name is Marcel, and his true past has been locked away by the mysterious ... (more details)
When their mother died, Doshmisi, Denzel, Maia, and Sonjay came to live with their Aunt Alice on her ranch. The four children find life on the ranch boring, until Midsummer Eve, when Aunt Alice and th... (more details)
Pellinor series: Book 3
Ages 12 and up: Hem is a weary orphan whose struggle for survival ends when he is reunited with his lost sister, Maerad. But Maerad has a destiny to fulfill, and Hem is sent to the golden city of Turbansk, where he... (more details)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 13
in The final book in a series of unfortunate events, the orphans and count olaf are shipwrecked on a island in the middle of the ocean, and welcomed into a strange society, in which all is not as it s... (more details)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter: Book 2
Ages 9-12: Harry Potter is back at Hogwarts for his second year, and new mysteries and new dangers abound. Who or what is turning students to stone? Is the Heir of Slytherin at Hogwarts - and could it be Harry h... (more details)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter: Book 4
Ages 9-12: Another year at Hogwarts, but this year, things are different. First of all, Harry gets to go to the Quidditch World Cup with the Weasleys before the start of term. Once at Hogwarts, he finds out that... (more details)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter: Book 5
Ages 9-12: The war against Voldemort has begun, and things aren't looking good for Harry. First, he's stuck at the Dursley's with no news from his friends and no word from Dumbledore. But things don't get any be... (more details)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter: Book 3
Ages 9-12: Another year at Hogwarts, another Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, and another adventure. This time, convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban, the wizard prison, and word is that... (more details)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter: Book 1
Ages 9-12: Ten year old Harry Potter is an orphan. Since his parents died, he has been raised by his aunt and uncle, who treat him horribly. His life is miserable, until his eleventh birthday, when he discovers ... (more details)
Ages 14 and up: Meagan Cadet and her twin Carl are herders; they take care of the herds of horses that have the ability to open and move through passages in space from one planet to another. The twins' parents and si... (more details)
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Ages 10-14: Reynie Muldoon is gifted; he's advanced academically well beyond his peers. The orphanage where he lives won't allow him to go to an advanced school, but they do hire a tutor for him. Miss Perumal is ... (more details)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 12
Ages 9-12: Violet, Klaus and Sunny find themselves working as concierges at the Hotel Denouement, trying to identify the villians from the volunteers. Meanwhile, Count Olaf and his henchmen (and women) scheme to... (more details)
Something is going wrong in Neverland. The lost boys who have returned from Neverland are finding strange things under their pillows at night, swords and other horrible things leaking from Neverland. ... (more details)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Beatrice Letters
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 12
More than just a series tie-in, The Beatrice Letters actually provides some clues and revelations leading up to book 13, The End, although as is typical of the series, The Beatrice Letters raises more... (more details)
Defender of Time Series: Book 1
Ages 10 and up: Shelby is orphaned when her mother dies, her father having died in a mysterious fire when she was very young. In a kind of Unfortunate Events meets Sound of Music beginning, Shelby is sent to live wit... (more details)
Ruba lived in Haiti with her maternal grandmother, Ruba Cleo, who taught Ruba the traditions of the women warriors of Dahoney, Africa, from whom they are descended. But when Ruba Cleo dies battling a ... (more details)
Strand: Book 1
Things seem to be going fairly normal for the world... That is, until a cloaked figure with glowing blue eyes, and a seeming resistance to bullets, shows up in front of the White House. After several ... (more details)
Ages 10 and up: When Peer Ulfsson's father dies, Peer is forced to go and live with his cruel and greedy Uncles, Baldur and Grim, in Trollsvik. Peer's life would be unbearable if it weren't for two new friends: a gi... (more details)
The Whitby Witches Trilogy: Book 1
Ages 8 and up: At first glance, the small seaside town of Whitby seems quiet and charming, but eight-year-old Ben and his older sister Jennet soon learn that things are not always as they seem. Moved about from fost... (more details)
Ages 10 and up: The powers of an orphaned teenage wizard escalate out of control.... (more details)
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: Book 1
Torak's journey begins when his father is killed by a bear - but not just any bear. This bear is huge, horrifying, and possessed by a demon. Before dying, Torak's father makes him promise to travel to... (more details)
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