The article analyzes, in comparison, the novels „Kinderland” and „The Glass Garden” of the writers Tatiana Țîbuleac and Liliana Corobca, in which they approach the theme of childhood from the perspective of two little girls deprived of parental care, who must to face the hardships of life since early their childhood. In addition to the similar narrative techniques, the novels also develop a series of common themes and subjects: demystifying the universe of childhood, family and parents; the worlds in crisis. Although they have many points of interference, the novels still fall into two different thematic areas: „Kinderland” develops the theme of migration, and „The Glass Garden” the problem of identity crisis.