On Our Own

Orphan Fantasy Fiction™. This list isn't about found family, it's about kids living independently/unsupervised and taking care of themselves.

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created by teddydee

last updated June, 2026

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Does the criteria stretch to include stories of:

  • Kids who do have adult family or guardians, but who leave them for a long period of time, during which they are self reliant &/or adult care is absent.
  • Kids who have adult family or guardians, but those adults are not providing appropriate care, thus the kids are made responsible for themselves & others.

Or is it a strictly adult free zone?

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Note to self: import — The Hideaway Summer (Renner) — The Secret (Ruth Thomas) — Cave Under the City (Mazer) — Tomás Takes Charge (Talbot) — Found (Oldham) — Scar Hill (Temperley) — A Long Way to Go (Borden Deal) — Somewhere Green (Mango) —

FILM — On Our Own (1988)

TV — Punky Brewster

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