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Orphans Genre
Books in the Orphans genre:
Pegeen (1941)
When her Granny dies, Pegeen goes to stay with her friend Francie and the O’Sullivans until she hears from her uncle in America.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
A Tree for Peter (1941)
Peter’s life is changed when he meets Peter King in shantytown
Author(s):
Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
Andries (1942)
Ten-year-old Andries joins his uncle in a large, but silent and unhappy house. Across the way sits a cottage, overflowing with the lively Dykstra family.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Blue-Eyed Lady (1942)
Pip and Nanny’s mother is an angel in heaven. A Christmas story.
Author(s):
Ferenc Molnár
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
The Long White Month (1942)
Priscilla lives with her aunt in New York. When she gets a chance to live in a cabin in the woods with cousin Susan, she takes responsibility for the wild birds.
Author(s):
Dean Marshall
Illustrator(s):
Theresa Kalab
Rufus M. (1943)
Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Hundred Dresses (1944)
Wanda wears the same dress to school, but she has a hundred dresses at home in her closet.
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Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Then There Were Five (1944)
The four Melendys meet Mark, and then there are five.
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Author(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s):
Elizabeth Enright
The Little White Horse (1946)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
The Little White Horse (1946)
As Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor she catches a glimpse of the little white horse.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Mistress Masham’s Repose (1946)
Author(s):
T. H. White
Illustrator(s):
Fritz Eichenberg
Adopted Jane (1947)
A young orphan girl spends the summer with two families, hoping that one will adopt her.
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Author(s):
Helen Fern Daringer
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
The Chestry Oak (1948)
A young Hungarian orphan comes to America. This is also the story of a boy and his horse.
Author(s):
Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
The Lark in the Morn (1948)
Kit Haverard discovers she is meant to be a singer.
Author(s):
Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s):
T. R. Freeman
The Niche Over the Door: A Story for Children (1948)
Lucie is a war orphan in France who lives with her distantly-related aunt while waiting for her uncle Jules to return. In her loneliness, she is visited by a little girl from long ago who helps her find the hidden statue in the attic.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Mimff in Charge (1949)
Mimff’s parents adopt a little girl.
Author(s):
H. J. Kaeser
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Trigger John’s Son (1949)
Trigger is on his way to be adopted ‘on approval’ but decides to do some ‘approving’ of his own first.
Author(s):
Tom Robinson
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
The Wonderful House-Boat-Train (1949)
Author(s):
Ruth Stiles Gannett
Illustrator(s):
Fritz Eichenberg
Emily of Deep Valley (1950)
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
Hidden Trapezes (1950)
Author(s):
Edward Fenton
Illustrator(s):
Reisie Lonette