Top Ten Tuesday (2)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish.

So I've only had my blog for about a week, so there's not really much to put into a list...therefore, I am choosing a different (previous) topic to make up for it!

So the topic I will be using is "Top Ten Inspirational Characters in books"

1. Bethany Hamilton in her autobiography Soul Surfer.  She survived a shark attack while surfing, she lost an arm.  She was at her lowest point in life, but she got back on that surfboard, and became a pro-surfer, with only one arm.  Truly inspirational.

2. Neville Longbottom in The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.  At first he's awkward and seems week and fragile, but he ends up becoming one of the bravest characters in the series.

3. The Freedom Writers in The Freedom Writers Diary.  People thought that they wouldn't graduate, that they wouldn't live past the age of 14.  People thought they were a hopeless case.  That was until teacher, Erin Gruwell changed over 150 students lives and made them know that they were worth it, and that they could succeed.

4. Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins.  She volunteered for her sister and put her own life on the line.  She rebelled against the Capitol.  She's the Mockingjay.  ENOUGH SAID.

5. Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank.  She was so brave.  She, as a Jew was the minority and she and her family hid in secret to protect themselves from the soldiers who would have taken them to a concentration camp.  Again, I'll say it:  she was so brave.

6. Stargirl in Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.  She was so awkward and different, but she didn't care what anyone thought of her.  She loved life and she loved the way she was.  And that was all that mattered to her, that she was happy and she made others happy.

7. Bailey in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares.  She had cancer, but she lived life as if she didn't.  Of course she cared that she had cancer, but she didn't let it drag her down.  She ended up finding a friend in Tibby, and she was happy.  Even with her cancer in the way.

8. Tris in Divergent series by Veronica Roth.  She was truly dauntless and she put others before herself, even though she put her own life in danger.  She wasn't afraid of anything (except for a few fears) & she showed no weakness.  Though she was vulnerable, she was absolutely brave.

9. Peter Pan in Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie.  As a  boy who never grows up, he was full of life and love.  He  represents childhood and innocence.  With him, the adventure never ends.  (I felt so nostalgic reading it)

10. Percy in Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (preferably The Lightning Thief) by Rick Riordan.  There was no doubt that he was different, but his difference is what made him a brave, strong, and inspirational hero.  In the real world, it was hard to make friends.  But when he went to Camp Half-Blood, he was worth something.

How about you guys?