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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for If I Built a House.
Characterization labels used: imaginative child, dreamer, inventive child, enthusiastic child, curious child, mother figure, architect mind, builder
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A boy imagines and narrates the wildly inventive car he’d build, turning a family ride into a rhyming tour of dreams.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: imaginative child · young inventor · creative thinker · vehicle enthusiast · mechanically minded child · curious child · dreamer · engaged father · observant dog
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1068
A curious boy finds a mysterious underwater camera on the beach and discovers a hidden world in its photographs.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: curious child · science-minded child · inquisitive explorer · observer · imaginative child · young protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1538
A brilliant fourth-grader investigates penguins appearing in his town, using notes and experiments to solve a strange mystery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: precocious child · smart child · self-proclaimed genius · curious child · analytical child · research-minded · bullied child · supportive adult · mysterious woman · father figure · childhood crush
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1690
A creative teen falls into his scientist father’s brain and must save a world, and their relationship, before time runs out.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: imaginative teen · creative thinker · science-loving kid · impulsive protagonist · misunderstood child · scientist father · emotionally distant parent · grieving child · grieving parent · logical adult · outsider · free spirit
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1847
A dreamy girl at a Derbyshire farmhouse slips between eras and becomes entangled in a doomed Tudor rescue plot.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: dreamy child · sickly child · bookish child · sensitive child · imaginative heroine · maturing heroine · delicate protagonist · observer protagonist · rural family
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1864
Genetically engineered children on a relativistic voyage search for a cure, then encounter an alien mystery in deep space.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: genius children · child protagonists · scientific child · military child · engineer child · becoming-adult children · immature prodigies · parent in decline · physically constrained protagonist · trapped protagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1902
Meg must help save her gifted, bullied brother by journeying into a strange inner world where love, naming, and evil collide.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: gifted child · bullied child · sick child · protective sibling · intuitive heroine · brilliant child · teacher figure · mentor figure · skeptical protagonist · supportive parent
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1978
A hidden codebreaking prodigy is dragged into a secret institute after solving an impossible puzzle and uncovering a dangerous mystery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: genius child · codebreaker · puzzle solver · curious boy · special chosen one · smart protagonist · talented child · protective parents · mysterious adults · overconfident kids
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1994
A backyard sleepover turns eerie as two young friends test whether the strange noises are aliens or ordinary shadows.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: skeptical child · believer child · best friends · logical child · imaginative child · young protagonists · curious
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2002
Three siblings en route to a new home are diverted into a strange world where time is running out.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: single mother · worrying boy · dramatic teenager · precocious child · genius child · independent child · sympathetic sibling · quirky child
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2020
A science-savvy girl’s 10th birthday splits into two realities, forcing her to solve a universe-bending mystery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: child prodigy · math genius · science genius · academically gifted · homeschooled · curious child · unapologetically smart · precocious child · anxious child · older sister · protective parent · brilliant girl
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2049
In near-future Korea, a discarded robot jockey and a grieving family try to save an overworked racehorse.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: sentient robot · curious robot · childlike curiosity · disabled sibling · single mother · grieving mother · reclusive teen · robotics enthusiast · vet character · racehorse
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2067
