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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Thief!.
Setting labels used: school setting, small town, new town, future world, dystopian future, moors, present day, weather storm, local future
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
With a month left before an asteroid ends the world, a misfit teen hunts the truth behind her friend’s death.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · coastal town · high school · pre-apocalyptic future · present-day contemporary reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1059
A queer teen enters a prestigious school that hides a conversion regime, then must outwit its control years later.
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Setting labels: dystopian future · post-climate disaster · post-apocalyptic · futuristic · authoritarian society · school setting · finishing school · coastal town · city · isolated facility
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1197
A naive alien uses time travel to try to save a bullied fourth grader, but each fix deepens a tragic spiral.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · school setting · home setting · elementary school · childhood world · alien world · dystopian atmosphere · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1348
A girls' boarding school in a war-torn future hides secrets, forcing four friends to survive and trust each other.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future world · dystopian future · war-torn society · boarding school · isolated school · wilderness setting · schoolcamp
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1350
Two middle-school boys start losing their memories to each other and must uncover the strange link before they lose themselves.
Why this is here
Setting labels: same town · different sides of town · different schools · middle school · post-pandemic · contemporary · real-world setting · light fantasy · science fiction element
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1406
A shy new kid at school discovers only she can see mysterious creatures tied to fear, friendship, and danger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: new town · new school · school setting · home setting · woods · modern world · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1415
An oral biography of a reckless outcast whose violent life, car-crash subculture, and rabies obsession ripple into something stranger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · big city · near future · dystopian society · alternate future · day/night segregation · urban subculture
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1426
A half-demon necromancer bounty hunter hunts a psychic killer while being dragged back into her darkest past.
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Setting labels: futuristic city · near future · urban setting · dystopian · magic and technology · boarding school · institutional abuse
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1454
A puzzle-loving teen falls for a mysterious new boy whose secret could change the future and cost her best friend everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern day · England · Cornwall · secondary school · high school · small town · contemporary setting · future timeline · time travel · astronomy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1478
A boy who can alter reality joins a secret agency to uncover a father’s disappearance and a strange school mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern-day · school setting · coastal setting · small-town setting · alternate realities · supernatural reality · contemporary world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1483
A teen girl who can't be mind-controlled by alien rulers must trust a stranger and uncover why she's different.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth under alien rule · dystopian future · near future · fenced communities · controlled society · school setting · seasonal travel · post-invasion world · sanctioned cities · small-town setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1517
An amnesiac teen’s returning memories expose hidden loyalties, dangerous secrets, and a trap set by those she trusts.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · England · school setting · underground resistance · state surveillance · controlled society · near future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1542
