Because you like Lina Mayfleet in The City of Ember

Simon Belmont is a vampire hunter bravely carrying on the family business. See them in Castlevania.

Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.

There are men who embrace destiny and do not show their fear. These are the ones that change the world forever. See them in Dragon Age Series.

Yuki Cross is a cheerful, funny, bold young woman with hidden insecurities. See them in Vampire Knight.

Neytiri is an accomplished woman with no patience for stupidity. See them in Avatar.

If Lisbeth Salander can hurt a bastard who deserves it by digging up stuff about him, she feels good. See them in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille may have a phenomenal sense of smell, but he has a weak sense of morality. See them in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.

Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.

Amy Townsend rarely wakes up in the same bed twice. See them in Trainwreck.

Although she's only six, Hushpuppy is a tough girl ready to stand up to terrifying, pre-historic beasts after the storm. See them in Beasts of the Southern Wild.

This is not a democracy. According to Torrance Shipman, it's a "cheerocracy." See them in Bring It On.

Combining an innocent face with an insatiable bloodlust, Eli recruits friends to join the vampire way of life. See them in Let the Right One In.