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.
created by teddydee
last updated July, 2026
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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) — A Long Way to Go (Borden Deal) — Somewhere Green (Mango)
FILM — On Our Own (1988)
TV — Punky Brewster
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?
teddydeeOP
Weeeell... Great question. I think yes to the first but no to the second, if those adults are still present at home. I have some runaways on here who technically have guardians, if they would go home. And one about a kid whose parents just leave him home alone for long periods. They don't need to be in this situation permanently, but I think the fantasy is having no parents, not bad parents.
