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Premise labels used: mad scientist, Valentine's Day, lab assistant, giant creature, school project, science mishap, save the day

Themes labels used: friendship, acceptance, being yourself, helping others, love and affection, difference and belonging, responsibility, understanding others, holiday satire

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The Way Back Home

Oliver Jeffers · 2008 · The Boy

A boy’s accidental trip to the moon leads to an unlikely friendship with a stranded Martian and a shared escape plan.

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Premise labels: found object · space adventure · stranded on moon · unlikely friendship · mutual rescue · problem solving

Themes labels: friendship · cooperation · diversity · acceptance · empathy · kindness · teamwork · problem solving · communication · helping others · loneliness · fear · imagination · independence · common goals

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House of Robots

James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein · 2014 · House of Robots

A bullied fifth grader must take his inventor mom’s robot to school, where embarrassment, friendship, and a secret await.

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Premise labels: robot at school · inventor parent · siblings · school adjustment · bullying · sick child · family secret · robot companion

Themes labels: acceptance · friendship · bullying · family · difference · compassion · tolerance · trust · illness · inclusion · self-esteem · judging by appearance · loyalty · protecting others

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Sinta

Honey Phillips · 2022 · Stranded With An Alien

A stranded alien and a lonely woman in a snowbound cabin find unexpected chemistry over Christmas.

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Premise labels: stranded aliens · cabin isolation · snowbound romance · forced proximity · holiday meet-cute · survival together · alien observation mission

Themes labels: loneliness · healing · acceptance · belonging · holiday spirit · taking a chance · cross-cultural understanding · trust · hope · companionship · survival

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Gris Grimly's Frankenstein

Gris Grimly, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2013

Mary Shelley’s classic is reimagined as a lush graphic adaptation, blending abridged text with eerie, detailed illustrations.

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Premise labels: mad scientist · created monster · creator and creation · abandoned creation · moral dilemma · playing God

Themes labels: isolation · responsibility · hubris · science and morality · abandonment · loneliness · humanity · consequences · compassion · identity · guilt · loss · love · revenge · justice · sympathy for the monster

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Distance: 0.2495

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Chimera for Christmas

Ursa Dax · 2021 · Holiday Romances of Elora Station

A laid-off human takes a holiday job on a space station and falls for her grumpy chimera coworker.

Why this is here

Premise labels: holiday job · workplace romance · alien human romance · grumpy sunshine · forced proximity · seasonal contract

Themes labels: fresh start · belonging · trust · healing · finding home · acceptance · holiday connection · life change

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Distance: 0.2497

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The Superteacher Project: A Hilarious Middle Grade Story about an AI Robot Teacher

Gordon Korman · 2023

A rule-breaking seventh grader suspects his new teacher is hiding an impossible secret in this humorous school mystery.

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Premise labels: AI teacher · robot teacher · school mystery · prankster protagonist · secret experiment · teacher imposter

Themes labels: humanity · artificial intelligence · ethics · education · friendship · teamwork · acceptance · prejudice · identity · loyalty · belonging · what makes a good teacher · what makes humans unique

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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Carlos Hernandez · 2019 · Sal and Gabi

A Cuban-American middle-school magician and an overachieving classmate tangle with grief, friends, and a risky multiverse.

Why this is here

Premise labels: multiverse powers · new kid · school bully · mystery prank · friendship · family crisis · parallel worlds · universe risk · magician protagonist · school investigation

Themes labels: friendship · family · grief · loss · identity · belonging · bullying · chronic illness · diabetes · responsibility · apology · trust · community · coping · expressing feelings · science and wonder · power and consequences · parental love · silliness as solace · individuality

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Santa Grint

Jodi Taylor · 2022 · The Time Police

A Time Police Christmas party spirals into temporal chaos when Lt. Grint’s good deed for a child goes off the rails.

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Premise labels: Christmas party · orphans · public relations · good deed backfire · time anomaly · rescue mission · soft-hearted enforcer · kid-centered adventure · improvised help

Themes labels: kindness · public image · redemption · misjudgment · compassion · duty versus conscience · good intentions · romance · community service · holiday generosity

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Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

Carlos Hernandez · 2020 · Sal and Gabi

A Cuban American kid, his best friend, and a rogue doppelgänger scramble to stop a multiverse disaster at school.

Why this is here

Premise labels: multiverse crisis · alternate selves · wormholes · parallel worlds · family rescue · school mystery · reckoning with consequences

Themes labels: friendship · family · found family · grief · forgiveness · empathy · inclusion · acceptance · responsibility · mistakes and apologies · identity · hope · teamwork · community · ethics · personhood · self-awareness · nonjudgment · belonging

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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Vol. 1: BFF

Brandon Montclare, Amy Reeder · 2016 · Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

A preteen genius tries to stop her own transformation, but a time-lost dinosaur turns her plan into chaos and friendship.

Why this is here

Premise labels: young genius · dinosaur sidekick · time travel · hidden powers · identity struggle · fear of transformation · misfit protagonist · science adventure

Themes labels: identity · self-acceptance · agency · change · puberty fear · being misunderstood · representation · belonging · science · destiny vs choice · personal autonomy

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Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2025

An original 1818 Gothic classic where a scientist creates life, then faces the human cost of abandonment.

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Premise labels: mad science · creation gone wrong · scientific ambition · creator and creation · abandoned creation · moral responsibility · playing god · monstrous outsider · unchecked progress

Themes labels: ambition · isolation · moral responsibility · unchecked science · creation and destruction · loneliness · rejection · otherness · identity · humanity · monstrosity · nature vs nurture · parenthood · ethics · compassion · empathy · hubris · justice · grief · vengeance · social prejudice · class difference

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Cakes in Space

Philip Reeve · 2014 · A Not-So-Impossible Tale

A hungry girl’s bedtime cake request turns her family’s space voyage into a battle with living desserts.

Why this is here

Premise labels: space voyage · new planet · food machine malfunction · sentient food · child protagonist · robot companion · ship crisis

Themes labels: misunderstanding · literal interpretation · rescue · friendship · kindness · bravery · accepting oddness · diversity · responsibility · problem solving · good versus dangerous things · grace and determination

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Distance: 0.2578

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