Rich dude has too much time on his hands - Uses his money to fight bad dudes because his parents are dead
Batman
Kids climb through a magical coat closet - They meet a lion - He is basically Jesus - Witch=Bad
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Young ninja is not very good at "ninja-ing" but claims he is going to be the best - He wears orange so it is easy to see him... See... Not very good...
Naruto
Boys learn about modern-day slavery by digging in a desert - They learn to love onions and hate lizards.
Holes
Boat crashes - Baby is raised by gorillas - Disney is happy to make a lot of money off this idea..
Tarzan of the Apes
The original emo doesn't want to leave his house, doesn't like garlic, and loves to sleep in.
Dracula
Kids are trapped in futuristic, killer corn maze and struggle to find a way out... There is also a virus.
The Maze Runner
Boy needs to find something because a bunch of Gods are really irresponsible - His mom is held hostage, but at least he has a sweet pen
Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief
Girl sends out cassette tapes (whatever those are) telling people why they suck so much
13 Reasons Why
Girl's friend gets shot by someone who shouldn't be shooting kids and has to stand up to adults because we are stupid... and also gangs...
The Hate U Give
Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets and then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again
Wizard of Oz
Adults can't "war" correctly, so they "hire" 10 year olds to play "games" and commit genocide.
Ender's Game
Teenage girl and her friends get sorted into teams; she gets sorted wrong and is almost brainwashed to kill people
Divergent
Girl steals books from Nazis and writes her own book - Everyone dies.
The Book Thief
Boy gets to hang out with a cool dragon in a book instead of being bullied. Story claims to go on forever - It ends after 440 pages.
The Neverending Story
A group of 13 cousins hire an old man and a thief to steal back their shiny rock from an angry lizard.
The Hobbit
Guy listens to his grandfather's stories - Finds odd kids who have special powers... and one has an extra mouth on the back of her head...
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Girl finds a magical necklace in a library, but it kind of kills their mom and transforms their house into a robot
Amulet Series
Horrible science experiment goes wrong... It threatens to kill its creator unless he gives it a girlfriend.
Frankenstein
Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which help a family travel through space to stop IT... no, that's IT's name.
A Wrinkle in Time
Kid's dad is killed by his uncle, uncle takes over and ruins everything, kid decides to kill uncle and make things better after seeing a ghost... Not The Lion King...
Hamlet
Dude just wants to live his life but the government keeps watching him - He gets caught, doesn't have a fun time, and goes back to being watched all the time
1984
Boy scouts crash land on an island and proceed to kill one another at an incredible rate.
The Lord of the Flies
Two friends are looking for work - One does all the work, the other likes rabbits - It doesn't end well (for the rabbits, either...)
Of Mice and Men