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Characterization labels used: teen protagonists, young wizards, maturing teens, emotionally vulnerable, self-doubting, responsible child, supportive parent, grief-stricken, wise child, playful companion

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A Children's Bible

Lydia Millet · 2021

A group of neglected children on a summer vacation must survive when a storm turns their parents’ collapse into apocalypse.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · precocious children · eerily mature children · disillusioned youth · wise child · hedonistic adults · absentee parents · neglectful parents · upper-middle-class parents · collective child group · protective sibling · moral contrast · self-sufficient children · cynical narrator

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1770

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The Earthsea Trilogy

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1979 · Earthsea Cycle

Three linked Earthsea tales follow Ged across youth, maturity, and old age as magic, identity, and death entwine.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young wizard · flawed protagonist · headstrong youth · humble damaged man · female priestess · young prince · wise mentor · powerful mage · symbolic characters

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1597

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A Wizard of Mars

Diane Duane · 2010 · Young Wizards

A teen wizard team investigates Mars’s hidden history and wakes a long-dormant force that could endanger Earth.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · growing up · partnered heroes · curious protagonist · obsessive protagonist · rule-breaking · competent female lead · supporting ensemble · newcomer characters · alien wizard

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1635

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Wizard for Hire

Obert Skye · 2018 · Wizard for Hire

A lonely boy hires a questionable wizard to help find his kidnapped parents, and the quest gets stranger from there.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: resourceful child · naive protagonist · lonely child · resilient protagonist · quirky wizard · eccentric adult · talkative sidekick · sarcastic sidekick · sentient machine · smart kid · kind girl · mysterious mentor · self-proclaimed wizard · possible con artist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1676

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The Wizard

Gene Wolfe · 2004 · The Wizard Knight

A transformed young knight returns across layered worlds to fulfill vows, confront power, and restore order.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teenage boy · American boy · knight protagonist · wizard protagonist · honor-bound · virtuous protagonist · competent protagonist · immature protagonist · redeemed character · coming-of-age

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1684

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The Space Between Here & Now

Sarah Suk · 2023

A Korean-Canadian teen with scent-triggered time slips goes to Korea to uncover her mother’s disappearance and her own past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reserved protagonist · brave protagonist · emotionally mature teen · emotionally unavailable father · single father · absent mother · supportive best friend · sweet love interest · supportive aunt · complex side characters

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1694

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Cover of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin · 2004 · Earthsea Cycle

A gifted boy enters a wizard school, unleashes a shadow, and must learn true power through balance and self-knowledge.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · arrogant youth · gifted child · apprentice wizard · brooding wizard · wise mentor · true friend · rival apprentice · relatable protagonist · self-correcting arc

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1703

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Oblivion

Anthony Horowitz · 2012 · The Power of Five

Five scattered teen Gatekeepers race across a ruined future world to reunite before the Old Ones’ final battle.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · gifted children · five gatekeepers · character development · matured protagonists · reluctant hero · betrayer · redeemed character · supporting companion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1723

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Sword Bearer

Teddy Jacobs · 2012 · Return of the Dragons

A sheltered teen prince is pulled from his tower into a portal-driven fantasy of magic, bloodlines, and looming evil.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: relatable teen · whiny protagonist · pimply teen · sheltered hero · chosen one · passive hero · inept learner · prophesied prince · young wizard · cardboard side characters · unreliable adults · dark lord figure

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1735

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The White Mountains

John Christopher · 2003 · The Tripods

A teen flees an alien regime that brainwashes adults with metal caps and heads for a rumored refuge in the mountains.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · flawed hero · curious outsider · rebellious youth · bullying cousin · mysterious mentor · knowledgeable companion · fallerible protagonist · boys' adventure

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1747

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