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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Joshua Dread.
Setting labels used: middle school, school setting, small town, secret world, superhero world, contemporary setting
Focused on “middle school” 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.
A schoolgirl’s sudden invisibility draws her into a secret circle of kids with powers and a dangerous hidden origin.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · middle school · teen contemporary · small-scale reality · lightly fantastical world · local adventure
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1048
![Cover of 僕のヒーローアカデミア 41 [Boku no Hero Academia 41] by Kohei Horikoshi](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1722655269i/209362151.jpg)
A penultimate superhero manga volume builds to a desperate final battle, as inherited power, trauma, and teamwork collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero world · school setting · battlefield · mindscape · fictional reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1074
When suburban kids find a dead superhero in the woods, their secret upends friendship, loyalty, and growing up.
Why this is here
Setting labels: suburban · woods · after school · school setting · superhero world · ordinary people in superhero world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1076
A troubled teen psychic is hunted, recruited into a secret power network, and pushed toward a world-changing conflict.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secret school · secret organization · hidden psychic society · real-world-feeling setting · superhero universe · alternate-reality continuity · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1242
![Cover of 僕のヒーローアカデミア 42 [Boku no Hero Academia 42] by Kohei Horikoshi](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1732298197i/216976063.jpg)
The final volume closes a long-running superhero manga with battle aftermath, epilogue, and hard-won hope for its heroes.
Why this is here
Setting labels: academy setting · superhero world · alternate reality · future society · school year timeline
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1252
A normal teen in a superhero city is pulled into a mystery when a masked rescuer everyone calls a villain needs her help.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero society · crime-ridden city · high school · school play · contemporary setting · fictional city · urban setting · present-day feel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1264
An 11-year-old’s wish to stay young traps him in repeating fifth grade while everyone else keeps growing up.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · fifth grade · elementary school · school year · birthday setting · contemporary setting · time loop reality · age-progressing world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1597
A science-minded middle schooler gets a chance to redo the past and save a friendship before it all falls apart.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · high school · seventh grade · senior year · school fair · contemporary setting · parallel reality · time travel world · school community
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1599
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: 0.1607
A bullied teen’s buried grief cracks open a hidden power and pulls her toward a secret world she barely understands.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school setting · teen setting · contemporary setting · secret facility · hidden world · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1312
A bullied mouse finds an unlikely ally in a giant robot that refuses its creator’s evil orders.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · suburban family · fictional town · city under threat · animal fantasy world · science-fiction world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1334
A lonely teen chases popularity and discovers his body is changing in ways that force him to rethink who matters.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · high school · senior year · modern day · Georgia · teen reality · fictional superhero universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1340
