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Vakeva Gullveig was born during a solar eclipse to a dead mother. This was only the beginning. Sixteen years later, she travels the roads of medieval Ireland delivering a donkey-cart full of wares to sell in the market in Finnea, as she’s done for the past five years. This journey… Read More

Tags: fantasy, wizard, orphan, historic, young-adult

What happens when someone returns to a place they though they'd escaped only to find things have gotten worse? Read More

Tags: creepy, thriller, orphan, poppy-playtime, playcare

An orphan's story in 1950s New York. Read More

Tags: music, orphan, new-york

Robbie Hode is thirteen years old. He is hungry, he is tired, he is grief-stricken. Sherwood Forest stretches green in front of him, his little impoverished community lights a fire in his heart, and the prince's castle casts long shadows. He is a prodigy at the bow. He is a… Read More

Tags: grief, orphan, defiance, rebellion, backstory

In order to make ends meet, the orphaned child in this tale begins working in the coal mines. He must make difficult decisions in order to survive in a world full of heartless, nasty adults. Read More

Tags: friendship, orphan, discipline, abandoned, coal-mines

Miscellaneous / Other

September 22, 2023

a sad description of my little Esther. Read More

Tags: orphan, description

The soul has remained a mystery to human, it existence an enigma to them, but what's shrouded in darkness to them is not so to another. The Gunthanians have not only realized it existence, but also have an in-depth knowledge of it. Driven by their sense of weakness, they dabble… Read More

Tags: friendship, soul, alien, orphan, sahara

Obo was thinking of leaving the orphanage, a dreadful place he had to call 'home'. It would be better for his sister, Maya, and she was all he cared about. He could probably ask his friends for a place to stay, or he could probably stay at the café he… Read More

Tags: adventure, betrayal, orphan, runningaway, orphanage

Book / Fantasy

February 14, 2022

Reads: 273

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A young boy with a tragic backstory meets friends in an orphanage and one night, something magical happened. A door suddenly showed up in the meadow next door and the boy and his friends jumped from their beds and ran to the meadow. After that, they open the door and… Read More

Tags: fantasy, magic, friends, orphan, lgbtq

kayla is an orphan no one ever belived her because they couldn't see what she seen. should i make a part 2 Read More

Tags: sad, orphan

the late burrell family matriarch in her own story. inspired by my great grandmothers life. Read More

Tags: orphan, catholic, gluttony, nun

Tags: orphan, naughty

Book / Fantasy

July 09, 2020

Reads: 549

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

One boy.The Last Dragon. The man who is out for Dragon-Tamers and Dragons alike. Who will be the beaten foe in the End? Read More

Tags: magic, hero, orphan, dragons, human-dragon-relationship

Book / Historical Fiction

April 22, 2020

Reads: 4822

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

(Title, summary, and cover temporary.) Orphans just want to have a home. SAMPLE ONLY. Read More

Tags: america, orphan, south, colonial, trickster

Book / Romance

May 16, 2020

Reads: 4245

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Many have watch Beauty and the Beast and read A Little Princess. Gaston have always been in love with Belle. What if Gaston was in love with another woman name Jackie before he meet Belle. What if Gaston was going get marry Jackie, but his uncle broken them up. Jackie… Read More

Tags: friendship, orphan, twins, abandon

Book / Other

November 12, 2019

Reads: 1179

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Horace Thunder is a man with a big heart. He has seen many things in his life that he’d like to forget, but his family has always been his most priceless jewel. He will do anything and everything in his power to make sure they are loved and live a… Read More

Tags: family, military, drama, orphan, novelette

Book / Fantasy

October 06, 2019

Reads: 1270

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

a cold night is where it all begins. an orphan gets to her friends house to discover a strangely dressed man with her. little does she know this man will change her life. Read More

Tags: stranger, orphan

Short Story / Other

August 14, 2019

Reads: 629

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Zack prepared himself for the confrontation. Winter had been hard. So very hard. He hadn’t really been ready for that kind of cold. He’d thought he was ready, but it was the wind off that lake that nearly did him in. He’d been saved by the boathouse. But everything was… Read More

Tags: homeless, orphan, cats

Tags: nice, orphan

Book / Romance

April 20, 2018

Reads: 19259

Comments: 28

Shelves: 7

The Booksie Classic House

Lady Iria Afton Live with her Uncle and Guardian In a grand Manor house she is cared for and she is loved dearly but sje is a strong willed woman in a time where she was supposed to be seen and not heard and her choices would be made… Read More

Tags: orphan, war-hero, georgian-england

The Kings Justice delivers a world built upon monarchy through an orphan boys perspective. He has nothing to lose and self-drives himself to become something bigger. However, is this orphan boy more significant and important than we think... Is he more than just a beggar? What is his heritage and… Read More

Tags: fantasy, orphan, king, kings, protaganist

Poem / Non-Fiction

March 04, 2018

Reads: 958

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Sharing love to those who have no parents and replacing the tears on their faces with smiles Read More

Tags: love, orphan

Tags: teen, night, kill, orphan, murderer

Short Story / Flash Fiction

January 04, 2018

Reads: 995

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Clare is an orphan. How can Veronica refuse to take care of her niece? Read More

Tags: violin, orphan, lake

Anna has been residing in the Chateau since she was four. Her life revolves around studying and preparing herself to be a historian. Explore the Chateau with her and unravel the true history of their empire. Read More

Tags: education, history, castle, orphan, bestfriends

Book / Romance

October 11, 2017

Reads: 1567

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I’m rylie a typical orphan girl visit my life, with being adopted, starting puberty, and most of all BOYFRIENDS!! Read More

Tags: romance, life, sex, time, orphan

Heros rise from the ashes and heroicly defend what they cherish most, from the bottom to the top. But, what if you're already at the top? Meet Hayes Reinfeild, his family built a multi-billion dollar industry, Reinfeild Enterprises. Reinfeild Enterprises dominated the city of Hollow, the Reinfeild family is… Read More

Tags: rich, memories, money, superhero, orphan

Book / Fantasy

September 01, 2017

Reads: 860

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Cierra is an Orphan on a ship, heading to the Land of the Mystic. As she explores this new place, she finds it really was calling her. Read More

Tags: dream, orphan, pirate

two orphans are lost in the woods with only their few possessions on them. After meeting a mysterious dog, the pair discover a nasty secret held in the heart of the woods. A stone that will test their friendship. Will they survive? Read More

Tags: lost, orphan, woods, orphans, orphaned

Poem / Fantasy

May 05, 2017

Reads: 1329

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

A glimpse into the life of a young orphan who hurt by his parents' death seeks a question regarding the whereabouts of god and is answered by a mysterious gentleman.......! Read More

Tags: god, nature, mystery, orphan

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