Because you like Lina Mayfleet in The City of Ember

A responsible kid, Hugo Cabret is still capable of flights of fancy. See them in Hugo.

Eragon is one part brave but three parts fool. See them in Eragon.

Curiosity and compassion aren't always to Jonas' advantage. See them in The Giver.

Brian Robeson is a true survivor through and through. See them in Hatchet.

A tough tomboy with a protective streak, Maximum Ride is a human-bird hybrid. See them in Maximum Ride.

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

Cinder has been beaten down by the world, but she's learning that her cyborg abilities are pretty helpful. See them in Cinder .

Artemis Fowl understands the way of the world. If he wins, he's a prodigy. If he loses, then he's crazy. That is how history is written. See them in Artemis Fowl.

Whether he's fighting or flirting, Jace Wayland is all swagger. See them in City of Bones.

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

Cassie Sullivan is resilient and resourceful, but she's not quite as brave as she pretends to be. See them in The 5th Wave.

Phoebe Caulfield is a wise-beyond-her-years 10-year-old with an empathetic spirit. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.