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Good YA Books With Awful Movie Adaptations

Dang it, just making this list made me mad all over again! How did they screw up the movie version THAT BADLY?! All the elements are right there in the book and you ruined nearly all of them!!
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Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
1
Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl (2020)
Artemis Fowl (2020)
2
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
3
Christopher Paolini
Eragon (2006)
Eragon (2006)
4
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
5
Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game (2013)
Ender's Game (2013)
6
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
7
Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
8
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
9
C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
10
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
11
Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass (2007)
The Golden Compass (2007)
12
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
13
Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
14
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
15
Rick Yancey
The 5th Wave (2016)
The 5th Wave (2016)
16
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
17
Cornelia Funke
Inkheart (2008)
Inkheart (2008)
18
Prince Caspian (C.S. Lewis)
Prince Caspian
19
C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
20
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
21
Lois Lowry
The Giver (2014)
The Giver (2014)
22
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
23
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
24
The Sea of Monsters (Rick Riordan)
The Sea of Monsters
25
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
26
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles
27
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
28
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
29
Stephenie Meyer
The Host (2013)
The Host (2013)
30
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
31
Cassandra Clare
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
32
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
33
Jeanne Duprau
City of Ember (2008)
City of Ember (2008)
34
The Vampire's Assistant
The Vampire's Assistant
35
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
36
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
37
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
38
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
39
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
40
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