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, din romanul „Marile Speranţe”, era adoptat. Superman era orfan. Cenuşăreasa era orfană de mamă. Lisbeth Salander, fata cu tatuajul cu dragon, era un copil orfan, instituţionalizat; Batman rămăsese orfan; Lyra Belacqua, din romanul lui Philip Pullman „Compasul de aur”, era orfană. Jane Eyre, adoptată; James, din romanul lui Roald Dahl „James şi piersica uriaşă”; Matilda; Moise! (Râsete) Moise! (Râsete) Băieţii din „Prieten sau duşman” de Michael Morpurgo; Alem din „Refugiatul” de Benjamin Zephaniah; Luke Skywalker, Luke Skywalker! (Râsete) Oliver Twist; Cassia, din „Concubina din Shangai” de Hong Ying; Celie, din „Culoarea violet” de Alice Walker.