How to Make Bad Books Worse

The Compound

 * Eli is even more unlikable.
 * Even more product placement.
 * Eli actually drops Quinn when he holds him the first time.
 * The family never gets out of the compound.
 * The Supplements are killed and eaten at the end.
 * Lucas has no personality.
 * Remove the nesting dolls.

Junie B. Jones series
Dork Diaries
 * De-age Junie to a toddler.
 * Make Junie even more unlikeable than she already is.
 * Junie constantly curses.
 * Junie has an older brother who has a personality identical to Manny Heffley.
 * Add rancid morals.
 * Fill the book with product placement.
 * The last book ends with a cliffhanger.

The City of Ember

 * It goes on for 1,000 pages.
 * The characters curse constantly, but Poppy curses the most.
 * Fill the chapters with random pop culture references.
 * All the characters are killed at the end.