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* ''Literature/WarsOfTheRealm'': The series begins with Drew's father dying and his father's friend, Jake Blanchard, taking over as a father figure for him. [[spoiler:Jake even goes on to marry Drew's widowed mother Kathryn]].

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* In ''{{Literature/Malevil}}'', the main character Emmanuel is adopted by his uncle Samuel after he runs away from home. Samuel is far more of a father to Emmanuel than his cowardly, hen-pecked brother Simon ever was.
* In ''Literature/TheMer'', Shona is the oldest Mer in the clan Val joins, and has taken many younger Mer under her wing. Some of them, including Will and Liam, call her "Ma."

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* In ''{{Literature/Malevil}}'', ''Literature/{{Malevil}}'', the main character Emmanuel is adopted by his uncle Samuel after he runs away from home. Samuel is far more of a father to Emmanuel than his cowardly, hen-pecked brother Simon ever was.
* In ''Literature/TheMer'', ''Literature/TheMer'': Shona is the oldest Mer in the clan Val joins, and has taken many younger Mer under her wing. Some of them, including Will and Liam, call her "Ma."



* Creator/TamoraPierce: What with her penchant for [[ParentalAbandonment killing off/extremely distant parents]], it only makes sense that...

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* Creator/TamoraPierce: What with her penchant for [[ParentalAbandonment killing off/extremely distant parents]], it only makes sense that...''Literature/TheSonOfTheIronworker'': Cándido Martínez and his wife Laurea become fourteen-year-old Martín's de facto guardians when his family is forced to flee to the north of the country.
* Creator/TamoraPierce:

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