Five of the least supervised children in literature

At B&N Reads Jenny Shank tagged five of the least supervised children in literature, including:
Esch Batiste and her brothers (Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward)

In Jesmyn Ward’s magnificent, National Book Award–winning novel, narrator Esch is a 14-year-old girl who’d be completely adrift except for the strong bonds of brotherly love her family provides as she grows up in the fictional