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I don't like the attitude displayed in most recent series, and my dd isn't into wizards and witches, etc.



Have you noticed how many of the classics (and many newer books) have a deceased parent/s? I know it was a greater factor in the past, due to limited medical/scientific knowledge, but I'm trying to give DD a break from orphans or one-deceased-parent stories.

This morning I looked through:

Anne of Green Gables- Orphan
Pollyanna- Orphan
Box Car Children- Orphans obviously
The Penderiwcks- Dead mother
Four Story Mistake (The Melendy Quartet)- Dead Mother
Pippi Longstockings- I don't know what happened with her.
Sara Plain and Tall- Dead mother


Good grief! (sorry for the pun) What's next? A prequel to Pinnochio where his parents are used as firewood?