Books are the same:
Jane Eyre was an orphan and had to fend for herself in an orphanage and then go to work as a governess.
Wuthering Heights - Heathcliff was an orphan
Pride and Prejudice -- Their father died leaving the money to the brother and the mom and girls relied on Charity from an uncle.
Huck Finn in Tom Sawyer
In the book series, Dragons in our Midst, it's the girl without parents (or her dad gives her up to her enemy) and the boy has parents.
In the book Inkheart, Meggie has a father and no mother. In Inkspell she's jealous of her mother.
In Narnia Series the kids have parents but during the story they are sent away or are drawn into Narnia without parents, 2 girls 2 boys.
Prince Caspian's Parents were murdered by his uncle.
In a boy and his horse the boy is actually an orphan and he and a runaway princess have to flee.
Dragon Rider Ben's an orphan on the street
Theif Lord all the orphans except one are boys.
Wormling Series, Owen has a father who may not be his father and his mother died, or did she? Either way he's on his own
Haven't seen many movies lately so I can't add to that list.
Artemis Fowl's 1st book dad missing persumed dead, mother off her rocker. 2nd book he rescuses dad.
Last edited by Carennedy; 02/26/08 09:12 PM.
