[Top Ten Tuesday] YA Heroines From Literature

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. 

Top Ten YA Heroines From Literature

This is soooo hard! Not because there aren't enough women in YA lit but because I'm having a hard time nailing down what makes a heroine. Hmmm... lets get to it.

Let's go ahead and get the queen of heroines out of the way. If you haven't watched this video go ahead... I'll wait. :)

Hermoine Granger, Harry Potter

I've started reading the Harry Potter series and this girl is legit. She's so legit that even how strong she's portrayed in the movies is not even how strong she is in the books. J.K. Rowling knows a thing or two about creating strong women.

Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games series

I can't think of anyone else who's constantly channeling her grief and anger into badassery. You will be hard pressed to find a better sequel than Catching Fire. This woman adapts, plays the game, and still comes out on top with the scrapes and bruises to show for it.

Cath, Fangirl

Cath! She's like a real person ;) No magic, no physical prowess just the power of the pen. Cath is drifting from her twin but still holds it together and helps care for dad. She's unwavering in who she is and what she likes. You won't see her ditching the glasses for a magical makeover trip down the stairs. It's an ace in my book.

June, Legend series

I'm on the run and I call June first. She's wicked smart and a crack shot. There's no else I'd rather have on my side if I need to take down the Army of Patriarchy.

Elizabeth Bennett, Pride and Prejudice

Elizabeth manages it all with her English sass in word battles. Really it's Jane Austen that's the heroine but Elizabeth is her literary horcrux so basically they're the same person.

Meghan Chase, The Iron Fey series

Megan is fearless and will do whatever it takes to save the people she cares about the most. Not her father or the winter queen will contain her. Even less so the lame Iron King. If there's someone who knows about sacrifice it's this girl. There are two boys that pine after her but she doesn't let that become a distraction, she is the queen after all.

I'm going to stop at six... but why?!?!?

There are a few others I could include but chose to pass on them for various reasons. So tell me...

Who else should be on this list?