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Orphans & Foster Homes (Family, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Orphans & Foster Homes (Family, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.08, median 542 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.18 – $14.52 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Family (5,782), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $11.08 its median price is below 86% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Orphans & Foster Homes best sellers
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
- List rank#1
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews77,462
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Monday's Not Coming: A Psychological Thriller by the Author of Allegedly
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,745
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Allegedly: A Psychological Thriller
- List rank#3
- Price$19.38
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10,459
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Sisters in the Wind: A Printz Honor Book
by Angeline Boulley
- List rank#5
- Price$10.94
- Rating4.6
- Reviews876
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Orbiting Jupiter: A Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Novel of a Troubled Teen, Foster Family Bonds, and Friendship
- List rank#6
- Price$8.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,030
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The Little White Horse
by Elizabeth Goudge
- List rank#7
- Price$8.36
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,692
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Milkweed (Random House Reader's Circle)
- List rank#8
- Price$9.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,478
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Once (Once Series, 1)
by Morris Gleitzman
- List rank#9
- Price$7.86
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,915
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Not About a Boy: A Story About Grief, Addiction, and Family Secrets
by Myah Hollis
- List rank#10
- Price$12.35
- Rating4.4
- Reviews363
FAQ
Is Orphans & Foster Homes a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 542 reviews and sells for $11.08.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Orphans & Foster Homes?
The median best seller has 542 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Orphans & Foster Homes best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.08; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.18 and $14.52.
Can new books break into Orphans & Foster Homes?
1% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.