Pip from "Great Expectations" was adopted; Superman was a foster child; Cinderella was a foster child; Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo, was fostered and institutionalized; Batman was orphaned; Lyra Belacqua from Philip Pullman's "Northern Lights" was fostered; Jane Eyre, adopted; Roald Dahl's James from "James and the Giant Peach;" Matilda; Moses -- Moses! (Laughter) Moses! (Laughter) -- the boys in Michael Morpurgo's "Friend or Foe;" Alem in Benjamin Zephaniah's "Refugee Boy;" Luke Skywalker -- Luke Skywalker! (Laughter) -- Oliver Twist; Cassia in "The Concubine of Shanghai" by Hong Ying; Celie in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple."
Pip aus "Große Erwartungen" war adoptiert; Superman war ein Pflegekind; Aschenputtel war ein Pflegekind; Lisbeth Salander, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", war ein Pflegekind und in einer Anstalt; Batman war ein Waise; Lyra Belacqua aus Philip Pullmans "Der Goldene Kompass" war ein Pflegekind; Jane Eyre, adoptiert; Roald Dahls James aus "James und der Riesenpfirsich"; Matilda; Moses – Moses! (Gelächter) Moses! (Gelächter) – die Jungs in Michael Morpurgos "Freund oder Feind"; Alem in Benjamin Zephaniahs "Refugee Boy"; Luke Skywalker – Luke Skywalker! (Gelächter) – Oliver Twist; Cassia in Hong Yings "Die Konkubine von Shanghai"; Celie in Alice Walkers "Die Farbe Lila".