The Book of Daddy Long Shadows

There is something special about stories that feature orphans as heroes because it is true heroism when you go out into the world bare-chested without a social system to support and protect you. It makes sense if we remember the most memorable childhood stories: Heidi, Anne, Tarzan, Sarah or Sally, Oliver Twist, Tom Sawyer, and even Harry Potter. These are the heroes from whom we learn to love life and to truly belong in the world, as Judy Abbott puts it.