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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful.
Characterization labels used: teen protagonists, modified humans, cyborgs, genetically engineered children, religious zealot, political figure, dolphin-human hybrid, asteroid miners, terminally ill characters, morally gray characters, flawed characters
Focused on “troubled children” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
Two teens enter patients’ nightmares to cure fear, but a new case and hidden secrets threaten their fragile team.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · scientist mentor · adopted child · amnesiac protagonist · disabled protagonist · brave · curious · secretive adults · troubled children
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1670
A stranded team of scientists and family members fights through hostile realities as the multiverse keeps shifting under them.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed characters · family members · kids at center · scientist protagonist · dysfunctional adults · unlikable characters · alternate selves · villain-to-ally shift · morally gray cast · competent but unlucky characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1599
Mutant winged teens search for their origins while trying to survive a new home, school, and old enemies.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young protagonists · found family · blind character · protective leader · suspicious protagonist · emotionally vulnerable teen · experimented subjects · animal-human hybrids · scientists as antagonists · shape-shifting pursuers
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1636
A teenage girl on an isolated Mars colony sets out on a revenge quest after her family is shattered by a robbery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · headstrong · prickly · determined · vengeful · morally gray · coming-of-age protagonist · gritty heroine · flawed characters · haunted characters · broken adults · robot companion
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1640
A teen survivor and a defective alien soldier forge an uneasy bond after Earth is invaded, turning survival into trust.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen girl · alien soldier · defective alien · nonverbal character · flawed protagonist · angry protagonist · troubled teen · mixed-race protagonist · relatable heroine · compassionate alien · childlike alien · morally gray characters · emotionally driven characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1640
A wealthy survivor funds a perilous alien-food-factory mission while his guilt and new discoveries pull him deeper into Heechee secrets.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · wealthy protagonist · guilt-ridden · morally gray · teen protagonist · AI companion · diverse cast · more mature protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1641
A superpowered teen alien hunter follows a deadly list of targets while chasing the alien who killed his parents.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · alien protagonist · lonely hero · overpowered hero · smart protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · immature villain
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1642
Trapped with other hybrid teens, three survivors face new alien horrors, secret experiments, and shifting loyalties.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · hybrid children · chosen ones · transformation arc · identity crisis · physically changing · emotionally strained · insecure teens · morally ambiguous adults · sadistic scientist · troubled outsider
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1661
A half-human teen on the run leaves Earth to find his missing alien father and uncovers a universe-shaking secret.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · half-human protagonist · half-alien protagonist · missing father · protective mother · alien uncle · supporting alien cast · snarky protagonist · relatable protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1667
A school trip in space turns deadly after a shipwreck, and salvagers later uncover a journal that reveals why.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · students · teachers · salvagers · maintenance robot · panicked survivors · paranoid characters · morally compromised characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1678
A teen sharing his body with an alien parasite faces escalating horror, family loss, and a fight to stay human.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reluctant hybrid · morally ambiguous creature · character development · physical transformation · mental transformation · protective son · cold pragmatist · odd-couple pairing · failed host
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1684
In a quarantined near-future California, an uploaded teen companion breaks free and hunts for answers about her death.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · murdered girl · rogue companion · uploaded consciousness · sentient AI · stir-crazy child · caretaker · orphan · damaged character · sympathetic protagonist · underdeveloped cast · multiple body identities
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1702
