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Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, restless teen, emotionally traumatized, memory loss victim, supportive grandmother, best friends, love interest, doctor figure, non-binary side character, flawed adults, relatable characters

Relationships labels used: first love, second chance romance, best friends, family conflict, grandmother-grandchild, parent-child tension, romantic memory bond, friend group, supportive friendship, adult distrust

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Meet Me at Blue Hour

Sarah Suk · 2025

Two childhood friends reunite in Busan after one erases the other from memory, forcing them to unravel their past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: relatable teens · driftless heroine · caregiving grandson · memory-loss patient relative · protective grandson · emotionally guarded · lonely protagonists · familial conflict

Relationships labels: childhood friends · friends to lovers · first love · second chance romance · grandparent bond · parent-child conflict · friendship breakup · family tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.0994

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If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

Jen St. Jude · 2023

A queer college freshman facing suicide gets nine days to choose life as an asteroid heads for Earth.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: depressed protagonist · queer teen · best-friend love interest · devout parents · supportive sibling · young adult protagonist · fully formed side characters · butch love interest · child character · roommate character

Relationships labels: best friends to lovers · childhood friends · family dynamics · romantic tension · queer romance · parent-child relationship · sibling relationship · friendship bond · chosen family · community support

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1192

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More Happy Than Not

Adam Silvera · 2015

A Bronx teen considers a memory-erasing procedure that could free him from pain—or erase his true self.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · queer teen · troubled youth · self-loathing · complex protagonist · supportive girlfriend · new best friend · homophobic peers · flawed characters · emotionally damaged

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · love triangle · supportive girlfriend · new friendship · familial loss · parent-child strain · peer betrayal · chosen family · cheating

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1252

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Everyone We've Been

Sarah Everett · 2016

After an accident, a teen violinist loses memories and sees an invisible boy, leading her into a buried secret about her past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girl · violist · introspective protagonist · emotionally isolated · depressed protagonist · protective parent · best friend · ex-boyfriend · supportive friend

Relationships labels: first love · ex-boyfriend · best friend · family estrangement · parent-child relationship · divorce · friendship · sibling relationship · support system

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1272

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Cover of The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology by Veronica Roth

The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology

Veronica Roth · 2019 · Carve the Mark

Six illustrated YA sci-fi novellas explore future worlds where love, grief, and hope collide with strange technologies.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young adults · tortured characters · emotionally damaged characters · grieving characters · mentally ill characters · self-reflective · feisty heroine · loyal sibling · isolated outsider

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · siblings · family dynamics · parent-child conflict · estranged friends · best friends · community bonds · sibling rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1279

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Pandemic

Yvonne Ventresca · 2014

A traumatized teen stockpiles for disaster, then must survive a deadly flu outbreak while her town falls apart.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: anxious protagonist · paranoid protagonist · germaphobe · hoarder · resourceful teen · withdrawn teen · survivor arc · pessimistic protagonist · likable love interest · levelheaded character · traumatized teen

Relationships labels: love triangle · friend triangle · best friends · parent-child separation · absent parents · found family · romantic tension · trust issues · community support · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1313

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We Are the Ants

Shaun David Hutchinson · 2016 · We Are the Ants

A bullied, grieving queer teen must decide whether to save the world when aliens give him 144 days and a red button.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: troubled teen · nihilistic protagonist · witty narrator · depressed protagonist · scientific thinker · flawed characters · bullying victim · abusive sibling · grieving teen · popular bully · mysterious new boy · supportive friend · teacher figure · dementia-afflicted grandparent · suicidal bereavement

Relationships labels: family dysfunction · friendship · romance · bully-victim dynamic · queer relationship · best-friend betrayal · sibling conflict · parent-child tension · grief bond · supportive friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1324

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ダンダダン 5 [Dan Da Dan 5]

Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸 · 2022 · ダンダダン [Dan Da Dan]

A cursed mountain-town visit turns into a chaotic mix of haunted-house mystery, monster attacks, and messy teen feelings.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · awkward boys · protective heroine · empathetic spirit · tragic antagonist · goofy friend · supportive ally · cursed victim · possessed body

Relationships labels: love triangle · friendship rivalry · childhood friends · romantic rivalry · buddy chemistry · group bonding · protective friendship · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1336

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They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera · 2017 · They Both Die at the End

Two strangers receive a 24-hour death warning and use a friend-finding app to spend their final day together.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · anxious protagonist · introvert · homebody · rough exterior · compassionate · selfless · hilarious · flawed · relatable · emotionally guarded · traumatized · predictable tropes · age-appropriate characterization

Relationships labels: friendship · found family · m/m romance · insta-love · romantic bond · best friends · foster family · father-son · ex-girlfriend · community bonds · wholesome relationship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1337

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Things Not Seen

Andrew Clements · 2004 · Things

A 15-year-old boy wakes up invisible and teams with a blind girl while his family races to explain and reverse it.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · relatable teen · sarcastic teen · angsty teen · physicist parent · blind girl · independent girl · supportive parents · smart parent · quick-thinking protagonist · emotionally controlled narrator · mature growth arc

Relationships labels: friendship · crush · romantic tension · parent-child · peer connection · interdependence · trust · family strain · allyship · caregiver concern

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1338

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Hearts Still Beating

Brooke Archer · 2024

A medicated former zombie reunites with her ex-best friend in a fragile island refuge as love, fear, and danger collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girls · queer protagonists · former zombie · medicated survivor · fierce survivor · angsty protagonist · guilt-ridden character · protective character · disabled protagonist · chronic pain · impaired mobility · strong female leads · morally damaged characters · traumatized characters · love interest turned enemy · monster redemption

Relationships labels: best friends to lovers · childhood friends · second chance romance · sapphic romance · ex-crush · first kiss · family tension · found family · sister relationship · parent-child dynamics · romantic tension · trust and forgiveness · love after change

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1355

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Icons

Margaret Stohl · 2013 · Icons

In an alien-ruled future, four teens with strange emotional powers uncover why they survived The Day.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · orphaned heroine · empath · angry best friend · privileged love interest · jealous rival · secretive authority figure · artificial intelligence character · resilient girl · protective friend

Relationships labels: best friends · love triangle · friendship · romantic rivalry · hostage dynamic · parent-child · power imbalance · found family · loyalty · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1379

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