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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 “school setting” 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 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
![Cover of 僕のヒーローアカデミア 38 [Boku no Hero Academia 38] by Kohei Horikoshi](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1709343246i/123001496.jpg)
As a sprawling final war erupts across multiple fronts, heroes and former villains rush to stop total collapse.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · battlefield · urban destruction · floating campus · war zone · multiple locations · near-future fantasy · superhero world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1369
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: 0.1430
Beast pulls the original X-Men from the past into a troubled present to confront the mutant future they become.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero universe · present day · past to present · school setting · mutant world · Marvel continuity
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1447
A disabled boy gets one week as his favorite superhero, but the wish comes with a demonic price.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary real world · superheroes as fiction · comic-book-in-world · movie franchise in-world · school setting · city setting · global scale · space fantasy · mythic reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1482
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: 0.1530
Miles Morales must balance hero training, family loyalty, and a dangerous uncle who knows his secret.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · urban · superhero universe · alternate continuity · school setting · home setting · criminal underworld
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1537
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: 0.1539
