Because you like Susie Salmon in The Lovely Bones
Liesel Meminger is trying to ease the suffering of those around her, German and Jew alike. See them in The Book Thief.
Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Elizabeth Bennet doesn't suffer fools or prideful men. See them in Pride & Prejudice.
Aslan represents everything good and just, he's just not super reliable. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Eponine is a scrappy street urchin with a bad case of unrequited love. See them in Les Miserables.
A baker turned reluctant fighter, Peeta Mellark can charm his way out of just about any situation. See them in The Hunger Games .
John Bender's interests include marijuana, fighting, and breaking the rules. See them in The Breakfast Club.
Some say to survive in Underland you need to be as mad as a hatter–which, luckily, he is. See them in Alice in Wonderland.
In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.
Most kids hope for a car for their 16th birthday, but Mia Thermopolis' present is a country to rule. See them in The Princess Diaries.
Eleanor puts up a tough front, even when everyone else tries to tear her down. See them in Eleanor and Park .
