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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Random Acts of Senseless Violence.

Characterization labels used: twelve-year-old girl, female protagonist, privileged child, streetwise girls, gang-influenced, class-educated, voice shift, rapid maturation, socially conscious, protective sibling

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Cover of When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead · 2009

A sixth grader in 1970s New York receives impossible notes that pull her into a mystery about friendship, time, and survival.

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Characterization labels: twelve-year-old girl · observant child · thoughtful protagonist · smart protagonist · believable kids · realistic children · complex characters · nuanced character arcs · petty friendships · single mother household · supportive adults · childhood innocence · maturing protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1425

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Cover of Children of Exile by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Children of Exile

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2016 · Children of Exile

Raised in a peaceful sheltered town, a girl is sent to a dangerous home and must uncover why her whole childhood was a lie.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: twelve-year-old protagonist · protective older sibling · younger brother · rule breaker · rebellious child · naive protagonist · responsible child · suspicious peer · supportive friend

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1629

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Cover of Paper Girls: The Complete Story by Brian K. Vaughan

Paper Girls: The Complete Story

Brian K. Vaughan · 2021 · Paper Girls

Four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls are swept into a chaotic time-travel mystery that tests friendship and identity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: twelve-year-olds · preteen protagonists · female ensemble · strong female characters · spunky · dynamic · outsiders · adolescents · adult selves · queer characters

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1714

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Cover of The Last Beekeeper by Pablo Cartaya

The Last Beekeeper

Pablo Cartaya · 2022

A smart farm girl in a climate-ravaged future uncovers secrets that could save her family, community, and the last bees.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: twelve-year-old protagonist · smart protagonist · opinionated protagonist · plucky heroine · strong female characters · older sister · family legacy · tech-savvy · comes-of-age

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2068

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Cover of The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi

The Gauntlet

Karuna Riazi · 2017 · The Gauntlet

A Bangladeshi-American girl and her friends must survive a living board game to rescue her brother and escape forever.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: twelve-year-old protagonist · smart protagonist · brave protagonist · resourceful protagonist · headstrong protagonist · compassionate protagonist · strong female lead · younger brother · best-friends trio

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2078

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Uninvited

Sophie Jordan · 2014 · Uninvited

In a near-future society, a teen prodigy is branded with a violent-gene test result and cast out of her old life.

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Characterization labels: music prodigy · privileged teen · popular girl · naive protagonist · sympathetic protagonist · judgmental protagonist · love interest · fellow carrier · foster care background · supportive sibling

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2102

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Paper Girls, Book One

Brian K. Vaughan · 2017 · Paper Girls

Four 12-year-old paper girls in 1988 are swept into a strange time-travel mystery that keeps widening out of control.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: twelve-year-old girls · pre-teen protagonists · badass girls · girl gang · friend group · flawed but fun · realistic 12-year-olds · kick-ass heroines · budding characterization · role model girls

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2128

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Riot Baby

Tochi Onyebuchi · 2020

A superpowered sister and her incarcerated brother navigate Black life, rage, and a distorted America across time.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: gifted girl · superpowered protagonist · incarcerated brother · young Black man · intelligent boy · streetwise character · withdrawn character · angry character · witness figure · protective sibling

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2198

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Cover of Everyone We've Been by Sarah Everett

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.

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

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2255

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