# Recommend some stories set in orphanages or boarding schools, please

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**Created:** [December 2, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-stories-set-in-orphanages-or-boarding-schools-please/604848 "2011-12-02T16:02:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Birdboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Birdboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdboy)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-stories-set-in-orphanages-or-boarding-schools-please/604848/61 "2012-07-23T01:03:23Z")

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THE CHORUS, takes place in a boarding school during WWII (French subtitles)

> **[The Chorus (2004) ⭐ 7.8 | Comedy, Drama, Music](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372824/)**
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> 1h 37m | PG-13

THE ITALIAN, takes place largely in a Russian Orphanage

> **[The Italian (2005) ⭐ 7.5 | Drama](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450450/)**
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> 1h 30m | PG-13

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, takes place mostly in a New England orphanage

> **[The Cider House Rules (1999) ⭐ 7.4 | Drama, Romance](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124315/)**
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> 2h 6m | PG-13

Also, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE and DEAD POETS SOCIETY are well-known prep school stories.

Also, I write short stories that take place in a Texas orphanage during the 1950-60s. The collection will be published later this year.

+Monty

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**Author:** ![Birdboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Birdboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdboy)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-stories-set-in-orphanages-or-boarding-schools-please/604848/62 "2012-07-23T01:34:13Z")

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-stories-set-in-orphanages-or-boarding-schools-please/604848/63 "2012-07-23T02:51:17Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, **Birdboy**. We don’t allow people to join for the sole purpose of promoting their own endeavors, so I removed the link to your blog. Since you did offer relevant answers to the question in addition, however, I’m not going to treat you like a spammer – i.e., ban you and report you to Spam Control Central.

**twickster** , Cafe Society moderator

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-stories-set-in-orphanages-or-boarding-schools-please/604848/64 "2012-07-23T13:02:33Z")

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_Thursday’s Child_ by Noel Streatfeild is set (mostly) at an orphanage.

_The Great Brain at the Academy_ by John Fitzgerald and _The Strictest School in the World_ by Howard Whitehouse are set at boarding schools.

All are excellent children’s novels.

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**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-stories-set-in-orphanages-or-boarding-schools-please/604848/65 "2012-07-23T13:57:13Z")

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[Mother Donit Fore the Best.](http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Donit-Fore-Best-Nineteenth-Century/dp/081560341X)

This was written by a woman I used to work with!

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