Start with high-confidence orphans & foster kids books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson, Donna Diamond
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, Madeleine L'Engle
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Orbiting Jupiter
Gary D. Schmidt
Belle Prater's Boy
Ruth White
The Higher Power of Lucky
Susan Patron, Matt Phelan
A Wish in the Dark
Christina Soontornvat
Emily of New Moon
L.M. Montgomery
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
