Because you like Ender Wiggin in Ender's Game

Even the smallest person can change the course of the world, if he's brave enough. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

As Marlena Rosenbluth is finding out, confidence in the limelight doesn't always translate to power at home. See them in Water for Elephants.

Quentin has his whole life mapped out. It might sound boring, but he likes boring. See them in Paper Towns.

Dimitri Belikov is a stoic vampire guardian who has the reserve, focus, and discipline of a soldier. See them in Vampire Academy .

Stuck in space, Ryan Stone will either make it back to Earth and have one hell of a story to tell. Or she will burn into the ether. See them in Gravity.

Will Herondale is an emotionally distant bad boy with a secret. See them in Clockwork Angel .

For Scout Finch, growing up means learning the world is a more complicated place than you once thought. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Gollum is slimy and seething with hatred, the last person you would want to meet in a dark cave. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

A rebellious blue-haired art student, Karou has mysterious connections to a magical world. See them in Daughter of Smoke and Bone .

Aragorn is the one true king, a title he is too humble to accept. See them in The Lord of the Rings.