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, de "Grandes Esperanças", foi adotado. Super Homem era adotado; Cinderella era adotada; Lisbeth Salander, a menina com o dragão tatuado, foi adotada e institucionalizada; Batman era orfão; Lyra Belacqua de "A bússola de ouro" de Phillip Pullman era adotada; Jane Eyre, adotada; James, de "James e o pêssego gigante" de Roald Dahl; Matilda; Moisés -- Moisés! (Risos) Moisés! (Risos) os garotos em "Friends or Foe" de Michael Morpugo; Alem, em "Refugee Boy" de Bejamin Zephaniah; Luke Skywalker -- Luke Skywalker! (Risos) -- Oliver Twist; Cassia, em "The Concubine of Shanghai" de Hong Ying; Celie em "A cor púrpura" de Alice Walker.