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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Reaction.
Setting labels used: 1990s, school field trip, zoo, talk show, home setting, shared secret-war reality, urban contemporary
Focused on “zoo” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
Five kids gain the power to turn into animals and must fight a hidden alien invasion no one else can see.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · secret invasion · contemporary setting · 1990s · construction site · school life
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2068
When a kid finds the Animorphs’ morphing device, the team must decide whether to trust him or lose him to the enemy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · suburban setting · contemporary setting · wartime setting · secret war · political summit · construction site · house invasion · 1990s setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2092
A planned-out teen falls for a boy who claims to remember their future together, even as his memories turn ominous.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · 1990s · mid-1990s · contemporary setting · school setting · teen life · military path
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2144
A teen partially infected by a parasite struggles to stay human as a hidden alien threat spreads through his school.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · Earth · urban setting · contemporary setting · invasion narrative · hidden-in-plain-sight reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2353
On the run from the NSA, a teen with strange abilities risks everything to rescue the boy she loves.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary Earth · government facilities · returned camp · road trip · secret lab · teen camp · shadow government · alien abduction setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2355
A teen in a 1998 small town starts uncovering eerie glitches that reveal her whole life may be a televised lie.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 1990s · 1998 · small town · high school · New York · artificial reality · TV set · near-future outside world · dystopian future · nostalgic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2422
In a modern alternate universe, mutant youths gather under Xavier while Magneto and the government push the world toward war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary setting · alternate universe · modern America · Earth-like world · secret-government world · school setting · global setting · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2423
A gifted teen enters an elite academy and is pulled into a secret war against monsters and the corruption behind it.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · academy setting · school life · corporate power · dystopian future · hidden monster world · urban setting · secret training
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2436
A lonely girl finds a mysterious cinema and is drawn into time travel to uncover family truths and face her loss.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · fantasy reality · old cinema · school life · home setting · past and present · memory-space
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2445
A teen who forgets each day but sees the future must navigate love, secrets, and a dark mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary setting · suburban family life · school scenes · home scenes · teen social world · modern day · psychological realism
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2463
A teen discovers she can time travel and is drawn into a secret society, a strange school, and a risky love choice.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern day world · Chicago · boarding school · secret society · hidden magical world · real world plus fantasy layer · past and future time travel · special school
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2541
A young hybrid and her alien boyfriend face betrayal, rescue missions, and a devastating cliffhanger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary earth · secret facility · underground labs · hybrid world · alien hidden world · government agency · urban fantasy setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2548
