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🏠 Eccentric Orphan

A parentless child whose peculiarities set them apart and become their greatest asset as they navigate a world that has no ready-made place for them.
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren • 1945
Alone at nine with impossible strength, a monkey, and a horse, Pippi Longstocking answers to nobody.
4.15
210k+
💪 Superhuman Strength😄 Whimsical Humor🌻 Gentle Rebellion
Pippi Longstocking Summary
Pippi Longstocking 91%
Alone at nine with impossible strength, a monkey, and a horse, Pippi Longstocking answers to nobody.
by Astrid Lindgren 1945
4.15
210k+ ratings
💪 Superhuman Strength😄 Whimsical Humor🌻 Gentle Rebellion
The BFG
by Roald Dahl • 1982
A girl snatched by a giant learns he's a dream-giver, but his man-eating neighbors aren't.
4.23
532k+
🏠 Orphan Protagonist🦸 Gentle Giant🫂 Found Family
The BFG Summary
The BFG 89%
A girl snatched by a giant learns he's a dream-giver, but his man-eating neighbors aren't.
by Roald Dahl 1982
4.23
532k+ ratings
🏠 Orphan Protagonist🦸 Gentle Giant🫂 Found Family
The House at the Edge of Magic
by Amy Sparkes • 2021
A tiny stolen house grows into a magical prison. The young thief must break its curse.
3.69
5k+
🎪 Whimsical Fantasy🏠 Magical House💛 Found Family
The House at the Edge of Magic Summary
The House at the Edge of Magic 89%
A tiny stolen house grows into a magical prison. The young thief must break its curse.
by Amy Sparkes 2021
3.69
5k+ ratings
🎪 Whimsical Fantasy🏠 Magical House💛 Found Family
The Ice Monster
by David Walliams • 2018
To return a resurrected mammoth home, a Victorian orphan steals a warship and outruns a hunter.
4.20
9k+
🧒 Plucky Orphan Heroine🫂 Found Family🐘 Animal Rescue Quest
The Ice Monster Summary
The Ice Monster 89%
To return a resurrected mammoth home, a Victorian orphan steals a warship and outruns a hunter.
by David Walliams 2018
4.20
9k+ ratings
🧒 Plucky Orphan Heroine🫂 Found Family🐘 Animal Rescue Quest
The Miserable Mill
by Lemony Snicket • 2000
Their new guardian pays in coupons and the optometrist has hypnotized Klaus. The saw is running.
3.86
186k+
👥 Orphan Protagonists🤝 Sibling Teamwork🌀 Mind Control
The Miserable Mill Summary
The Miserable Mill 89%
Their new guardian pays in coupons and the optometrist has hypnotized Klaus. The saw is running.
by Lemony Snicket 2000
3.86
186k+ ratings
👥 Orphan Protagonists🤝 Sibling Teamwork🌀 Mind Control
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket • 1999
Three gifted orphans face a wicked guardian who stages a play to steal their inheritance.
4.03
575k+
🖤 Orphaned Siblings🧠 Resourceful Orphans👹 Wicked Guardian
The Bad Beginning Summary
The Bad Beginning 89%
Three gifted orphans face a wicked guardian who stages a play to steal their inheritance.
by Lemony Snicket 1999
4.03
575k+ ratings
🖤 Orphaned Siblings🧠 Resourceful Orphans👹 Wicked Guardian
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict
by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2012
A narcoleptic genius orphan races the director of a grim orphanage to solve a hidden treasure.
4.37
20k+
🏚️ Orphanage Mystery🗝️ Treasure Hunt Mystery👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict Summary
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict 89%
A narcoleptic genius orphan races the director of a grim orphanage to solve a hidden treasure.
by Trenton Lee Stewart 2012
4.37
20k+ ratings
🏚️ Orphanage Mystery🗝️ Treasure Hunt Mystery👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family
Mr. Vértigo (Biblioteca Paul Auster)
by Paul Auster • 1994
An orphan follows a stranger to a Kansas farm for one impossible lesson: how to fly.
3.95
16k+
🪶 American Magical Realism🧒 Orphan Protagonist🏠 Found Family
Mr. Vértigo (Biblioteca Paul Auster) Summary
Mr. Vértigo (Biblioteca Paul Auster) 88%
An orphan follows a stranger to a Kansas farm for one impossible lesson: how to fly.
by Paul Auster 1994
3.95
16k+ ratings
🪶 American Magical Realism🧒 Orphan Protagonist🏠 Found Family
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl • 2005
A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.
4.17
945k+
🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale🏆 Virtue Rewarded😈 Spoiled Child Downfall
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 88%
A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.
by Roald Dahl 2005
4.17
945k+ ratings
🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale🏆 Virtue Rewarded😈 Spoiled Child Downfall
Stanley, Flat Again!
by Jeff Brown • 2003
Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.
3.92
3k+
📚 Early Chapter Books🎈 Absurd Premise😊 Gently Humorous
Stanley, Flat Again! Summary
Stanley, Flat Again! 88%
Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.
by Jeff Brown 2003
3.92
3k+ ratings
📚 Early Chapter Books🎈 Absurd Premise😊 Gently Humorous
The Austere Academy
by Lemony Snicket • 2000
Three orphans at a grim school find their nemesis disguised as a coach, running them ragged.
4.01
175k+
🏫 Boarding School Mystery🎭 Villain In Disguise👥 Orphan Protagonists
The Austere Academy Summary
The Austere Academy 88%
Three orphans at a grim school find their nemesis disguised as a coach, running them ragged.
by Lemony Snicket 2000
4.01
175k+ ratings
🏫 Boarding School Mystery🎭 Villain In Disguise👥 Orphan Protagonists
Storm Glass
by Jeff Wheeler • 2018
An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.
4.21
19k+
⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy👧 Orphan Protagonist🏠 Found Family
Storm Glass Summary
Storm Glass 88%
An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.
by Jeff Wheeler 2018
4.21
19k+ ratings
⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy👧 Orphan Protagonist🏠 Found Family
Matilda
by Roald Dahl • 1988
A neglected child prodigy with telekinetic powers takes on her school's monstrous headmistress.
4.34
1.1M+
📚 Book-Loving Child💔 Neglected Child Hero✨ Telekinetic Abilities
Matilda Summary
Matilda 87%
A neglected child prodigy with telekinetic powers takes on her school's monstrous headmistress.
by Roald Dahl 1988
4.34
1.1M+ ratings
📚 Book-Loving Child💔 Neglected Child Hero✨ Telekinetic Abilities
The Girl with the Whispering Shadow
by D.E. Night • 2019
A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.
4.21
926
🏘️ Hidden Magical Town🖤 Found Family👑 Reluctant Chosen One
The Girl with the Whispering Shadow Summary
The Girl with the Whispering Shadow 87%
A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.
by D.E. Night 2019
4.21
926 ratings
🏘️ Hidden Magical Town🖤 Found Family👑 Reluctant Chosen One
The Bell Between Worlds
by Ian Johnstone • 2013
A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.
3.77
511
🚪 Portal Fantasy🫂 Found Family🧒 Orphaned Hero
The Bell Between Worlds Summary
The Bell Between Worlds 87%
A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.
by Ian Johnstone 2013
3.77
511 ratings
🚪 Portal Fantasy🫂 Found Family🧒 Orphaned Hero
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2009
Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.
4.28
46k+
🏠 Found Family🧩 Codes And Puzzles🔮 Psychic Child
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma Summary
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma 87%
Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.
by Trenton Lee Stewart 2009
4.28
46k+ ratings
🏠 Found Family🧩 Codes And Puzzles🔮 Psychic Child
The Rise of Flynn Rider
by Jen Calonita • 2021
To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.
3.89
604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family🎪 Circus Fantasy👑 Hidden Royalty
The Rise of Flynn Rider Summary
The Rise of Flynn Rider 87%
To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.
by Jen Calonita 2021
3.89
604 ratings
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family🎪 Circus Fantasy👑 Hidden Royalty
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs • 2011
His grandfather's murder leads a boy to an orphanage where gifted children relive one day forever.
3.92
1.4M+
🏚️ Gothic Orphanage⏳ Time Loop Refuge🫂 Found Family
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 87%
His grandfather's murder leads a boy to an orphanage where gifted children relive one day forever.
by Ransom Riggs 2011
3.92
1.4M+ ratings
🏚️ Gothic Orphanage⏳ Time Loop Refuge🫂 Found Family
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery • 1908
They request a farm boy. They get Anne: a fiery, imaginative orphan determined to prove she belongs.
4.33
1.1M+
👧 Orphan Girl🫂 Found Family📚 Academic Rivals
Anne of Green Gables Summary
Anne of Green Gables 87%
They request a farm boy. They get Anne: a fiery, imaginative orphan determined to prove she belongs.
by L.M. Montgomery 1908
4.33
1.1M+ ratings
👧 Orphan Girl🫂 Found Family📚 Academic Rivals
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman • 2013
Delivering her grandmother's apologies, a girl discovers the fairy tales they shared are real.
4.07
294k+
✉️ Posthumous Letters👵 Eccentric Elder📖 Fairy Tale Motifs
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Summary
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 87%
Delivering her grandmother's apologies, a girl discovers the fairy tales they shared are real.
by Fredrik Backman 2013
4.07
294k+ ratings
✉️ Posthumous Letters👵 Eccentric Elder📖 Fairy Tale Motifs
The Midnight Charter
by David Whitley • 1996
In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.
3.44
652
🏙️ Dystopian City🧒 Orphan Heroes🤝 Unlikely Friendship
The Midnight Charter Summary
The Midnight Charter 87%
In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.
by David Whitley 1996
3.44
652 ratings
🏙️ Dystopian City🧒 Orphan Heroes🤝 Unlikely Friendship
Anomaly
by K.A. Emmons • 2020
A foster kid with dangerous powers hides his secret from the family that already wants him gone.
4.06
126
🏠 Foster Care Fiction🧠 Psychic Powers👴 Mysterious Mentor
Anomaly Summary
Anomaly 87%
A foster kid with dangerous powers hides his secret from the family that already wants him gone.
by K.A. Emmons 2020
4.06
126 ratings
🏠 Foster Care Fiction🧠 Psychic Powers👴 Mysterious Mentor
The Crowns of Croswald
by D.E. Night • 2017
An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.
3.79
4k+
🏰 Magical Boarding School👑 Hidden Royal Heir🔮 Memory Magic
The Crowns of Croswald Summary
The Crowns of Croswald 87%
An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.
by D.E. Night 2017
3.79
4k+ ratings
🏰 Magical Boarding School👑 Hidden Royal Heir🔮 Memory Magic
The Words of the Wandering
by D.E. Night • 2020
An orphan at a magical school hunts a shattered crown stone while a dark queen hunts her.
4.44
277
🏰 Magical Boarding School🗺️ Quest Fantasy👥 Found Family
The Words of the Wandering Summary
The Words of the Wandering 87%
An orphan at a magical school hunts a shattered crown stone while a dark queen hunts her.
by D.E. Night 2020
4.44
277 ratings
🏰 Magical Boarding School🗺️ Quest Fantasy👥 Found Family
Beyond the Bright Sea
by Lauren Wolk • 2017
A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.
4.08
17k+
🏡 Found Family👧 Orphan Protagonist🪙 Hidden Treasure
Beyond the Bright Sea Summary
Beyond the Bright Sea 87%
A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.
by Lauren Wolk 2017
4.08
17k+ ratings
🏡 Found Family👧 Orphan Protagonist🪙 Hidden Treasure
Riding Freedom
by Pam Muñoz Ryan • 1998
An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.
4.18
9k+
🏚️ Orphan Narrative🐴 Horse Girl Story🎭 Girl Living As Boy
Riding Freedom Summary
Riding Freedom 87%
An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 1998
4.18
9k+ ratings
🏚️ Orphan Narrative🐴 Horse Girl Story🎭 Girl Living As Boy
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum • 1900
A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.
4.00
516k+
🚪 Portal Fantasy🗺️ Quest Fantasy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Summary
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 87%
A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.
by L. Frank Baum 1900
4.00
516k+ ratings
🚪 Portal Fantasy🗺️ Quest Fantasy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008
Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.
4.21
61k+
🧩 Puzzle Mystery🖤 Found Family🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Summary
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey 87%
Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.
by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008
4.21
61k+ ratings
🧩 Puzzle Mystery🖤 Found Family🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults
Unhooking the Moon
by Gregory Hughes • 2010
Two orphans flee to New York seeking their last relative, racing the younger one's dark visions.
3.96
2k+
🧒 Orphaned Siblings🚂 Sibling Road Trip🫂 Found Family
Unhooking the Moon Summary
Unhooking the Moon 87%
Two orphans flee to New York seeking their last relative, racing the younger one's dark visions.
by Gregory Hughes 2010
3.96
2k+ ratings
🧒 Orphaned Siblings🚂 Sibling Road Trip🫂 Found Family
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri • 1880
An orphan's idyllic Alpine life ends when she is forced into a strict Frankfurt household.
4.04
212k+
🏔️ Mountain Life👧 Orphan Protagonist🫂 Found Family
Heidi Summary
Heidi 87%
An orphan's idyllic Alpine life ends when she is forced into a strict Frankfurt household.
by Johanna Spyri 1880
4.04
212k+ ratings
🏔️ Mountain Life👧 Orphan Protagonist🫂 Found Family
Pollyanna
by Eleanor H. Porter • 1913
An orphan teaches a Vermont town to find one reason for happiness in every misfortune.
4.02
92k+
🧒 Orphan Protagonist🏠 Found Family🍂 Small Town New England
Pollyanna Summary
Pollyanna 87%
An orphan teaches a Vermont town to find one reason for happiness in every misfortune.
by Eleanor H. Porter 1913
4.02
92k+ ratings
🧒 Orphan Protagonist🏠 Found Family🍂 Small Town New England
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
3.86
162k+
🧹 Quiet Fantasy📖 Literary Fantasy🏚️ Hermit Protagonist
The Slow Regard of Silent Things Summary
The Slow Regard of Silent Things 87%
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
by Patrick Rothfuss 2014
3.86
162k+ ratings
🧹 Quiet Fantasy📖 Literary Fantasy🏚️ Hermit Protagonist
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
by Michelle Cuevas • 2017
His twin sister alone sees him. Jacques Papier is her imaginary friend, yearning to be real.
4.19
3k+
🫥 Imaginary Friend🤔 Philosophical Fantasy👯 Twin Bond
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend Summary
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend 87%
His twin sister alone sees him. Jacques Papier is her imaginary friend, yearning to be real.
by Michelle Cuevas 2017
4.19
3k+ ratings
🫥 Imaginary Friend🤔 Philosophical Fantasy👯 Twin Bond
Welcome to Night Vale
by Joseph Fink • 2015
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
3.82
44k+
🎭 Absurdist Horror🫂 Chosen Family🌪️ Reality Unraveling
Welcome to Night Vale Summary
Welcome to Night Vale 87%
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
by Joseph Fink 2015
3.82
44k+ ratings
🎭 Absurdist Horror🫂 Chosen Family🌪️ Reality Unraveling
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
by Andrew Peterson • 2008
In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.
4.32
34k+
🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage👫 Sibling Adventure🌑 Dark Whimsy
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 87%
In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.
by Andrew Peterson 2008
4.32
34k+ ratings
🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage👫 Sibling Adventure🌑 Dark Whimsy
Moon Palace
by Paul Auster • 1989
As the world watches the moon landing, an orphaned student starves alone in New York.
3.98
30k+
🧒 Orphan Protagonist🫂 Found Family🤫 Family Secrets
Moon Palace Summary
Moon Palace 87%
As the world watches the moon landing, an orphaned student starves alone in New York.
by Paul Auster 1989
3.98
30k+ ratings
🧒 Orphan Protagonist🫂 Found Family🤫 Family Secrets
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman • 1995
To rescue her friend from child-snatchers, a girl with a truth-telling compass journeys north.
4.03
1.6M+
🌀 Parallel Worlds👧 Orphan Hero🤝 Found Family
The Golden Compass Summary
The Golden Compass 87%
To rescue her friend from child-snatchers, a girl with a truth-telling compass journeys north.
by Philip Pullman 1995
4.03
1.6M+ ratings
🌀 Parallel Worlds👧 Orphan Hero🤝 Found Family
The Midas Box
by G.P. Taylor • 2008
At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.
3.46
706
🚂 Steampunk Fantasy🏨 Gothic Hotel🧒 Orphan Protagonist
The Midas Box Summary
The Midas Box 87%
At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.
by G.P. Taylor 2008
3.46
706 ratings
🚂 Steampunk Fantasy🏨 Gothic Hotel🧒 Orphan Protagonist
The New Girl
by Meg Cabot • 2008
Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.
3.86
3k+
🏫 New Kid🤝 Bully Redemption🐱 Pet Adoption
The New Girl Summary
The New Girl 87%
Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.
by Meg Cabot 2008
3.86
3k+ ratings
🏫 New Kid🤝 Bully Redemption🐱 Pet Adoption
Ordinary Monsters
by J.M. Miro • 2022
Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.
3.77
23k+
🏚️ Gothic Fantasy🫂 Found Family🏛️ Sinister Institution
Ordinary Monsters Summary
Ordinary Monsters 86%
Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.
by J.M. Miro 2022
3.77
23k+ ratings
🏚️ Gothic Fantasy🫂 Found Family🏛️ Sinister Institution
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
by Daniel Nayeri • 2023
On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.
3.96
3k+
🐪 Silk Road Adventure🫂 Found Family👦 Orphan Protagonist
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams Summary
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams 86%
On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.
by Daniel Nayeri 2023
3.96
3k+ ratings
🐪 Silk Road Adventure🫂 Found Family👦 Orphan Protagonist
En attendant Bojangles
by Olivier Bourdeaut • 2016
A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.
4.23
20k+
🎪 Eccentric Family👩‍👧 Troubled Mother🎭 Tragicomic Tone
En attendant Bojangles Summary
En attendant Bojangles 86%
A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.
by Olivier Bourdeaut 2016
4.23
20k+ ratings
🎪 Eccentric Family👩‍👧 Troubled Mother🎭 Tragicomic Tone
The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke • 2000
Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.
3.99
103k+
🫂 Found Family🏃 Runaway Children👥 Band Of Misfits
The Thief Lord Summary
The Thief Lord 86%
Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.
by Cornelia Funke 2000
3.99
103k+ ratings
🫂 Found Family🏃 Runaway Children👥 Band Of Misfits
The Forbidden Library
by Django Wexler • 2014
To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.
3.83
6k+
📖 Portal Fantasy📚 Magical Library🐈 Talking Cat Companion
The Forbidden Library Summary
The Forbidden Library 86%
To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.
by Django Wexler 2014
3.83
6k+ ratings
📖 Portal Fantasy📚 Magical Library🐈 Talking Cat Companion
La Belle Sauvage
by Philip Pullman • 2017
An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.
4.15
114k+
🫂 Found Family🛡️ Unlikely Guardians🛶 River Odyssey
La Belle Sauvage Summary
La Belle Sauvage 86%
An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.
by Philip Pullman 2017
4.15
114k+ ratings
🫂 Found Family🛡️ Unlikely Guardians🛶 River Odyssey
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry • 2000
Spared for her needlework, a disabled orphan discovers she's an artist in a gilded prison.
3.83
211k+
🏚️ Quiet Dystopia🎨 Art And Control👩‍🦯 Disability And Resilience
Gathering Blue Summary
Gathering Blue 86%
Spared for her needlework, a disabled orphan discovers she's an artist in a gilded prison.
by Lois Lowry 2000
3.83
211k+ ratings
🏚️ Quiet Dystopia🎨 Art And Control👩‍🦯 Disability And Resilience
The Witches
by Roald Dahl • 1997
Behind a ballroom screen, a boy hears witches plotting to turn every child into mice.
4.18
434k+
🐁 Animal Transformation🎭 Disguised Monsters😈 Darkly Humorous
The Witches Summary
The Witches 86%
Behind a ballroom screen, a boy hears witches plotting to turn every child into mice.
by Roald Dahl 1997
4.18
434k+ ratings
🐁 Animal Transformation🎭 Disguised Monsters😈 Darkly Humorous
House of Many Ways
by Diana Wynne Jones • 2008
Left in a wizard's impossible house, a bookish girl discovers a monster beneath the kingdom.
4.05
51k+
🏠 Magical House📚 Bookish Heroine🤝 Reluctant Allies
House of Many Ways Summary
House of Many Ways 86%
Left in a wizard's impossible house, a bookish girl discovers a monster beneath the kingdom.
by Diana Wynne Jones 2008
4.05
51k+ ratings
🏠 Magical House📚 Bookish Heroine🤝 Reluctant Allies
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
📖 Sentient Book🤱 Surrogate Mother👑 Child Leader
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 86%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
📖 Sentient Book🤱 Surrogate Mother👑 Child Leader
The Star Outside My Window
by Onjali Q. Raúf • 2019
A ten-year-old sees her missing mother in a new star and sets off to name it.
4.31
3k+
🏠 Foster Care Story🤝 Found Family👫 Sibling Devotion
The Star Outside My Window Summary
The Star Outside My Window 86%
A ten-year-old sees her missing mother in a new star and sets off to name it.
by Onjali Q. Raúf 2019
4.31
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🏠 Foster Care Story🤝 Found Family👫 Sibling Devotion
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