Because you like Crash Bandicoot in Crash Bandicoot

Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.

A girl who grew up on stories, Meggie Folchart is as loyal and intrepid as one of her fictional heroines. See them in Inkheart.

Maddy Perez seems like an angel until she opens her mouth. See them in Euphoria.