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Ursula Poznanski

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Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, ordinary student, basketball player, popular kid, curious protagonist, addicted player, immature teens, game avatar, strong-willed girls

Relationships labels used: friendship, best friends, school peers, crush, romance subplot, peer pressure, secretive group, parent-child distance, rivalry, manipulation

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Code Orange

Caroline B. Cooney · 2005

A lazy New York teen researching smallpox for school thinks he may be infected and spirals into danger.

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Characterization labels: slacker · reluctant student · lazy teen · procrastinator · bright student · carefree teen · motivated under pressure · resourceful teen · selfless protagonist · unlikable protagonist · charismatic protagonist · rich kid · prep-school student · brainy student · driven student · supporting characters

Relationships labels: crush · girlfriend · best friend · romance subplot · parent-child · friendship · peer support · family concern · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1261

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Need

Joelle Charbonneau · 2015

A teen joins an invite-only social site that grants wishes for tasks, but her brother’s urgent need turns deadly.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen ensemble · relatable and flawed · selfish teens · naive teens · outcast · popular teens · jock · sick sibling caretaker · desperate protagonist · villain reveal · forgettable side characters

Relationships labels: best friends · sibling bond · brother-sister bond · parent-child conflict · romance subplot · peer pressure · friendship · school community · social manipulation · bullying

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1277

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Little Brother

Cory Doctorow · 2008 · Little Brother

A teen hacker in near-future San Francisco fights a post-attack security state that has turned his city into a prison.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: smart teen · hacker protagonist · gamer teen · resourceful · idealistic · rebellious · precocious · martyr hero · young activist · cartoon villains · flat side characters

Relationships labels: best friends · teen friendship · romance subplot · parent-child tension · friend betrayal · peer solidarity · youth collective · authority conflict · mentor conflict · community resistance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1406

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Nemesis

Brendan Reichs · 2017 · Project Nemesis

A teen girl killed every other birthday and a nightmare-haunted classmate uncover a townwide conspiracy as an asteroid nears Earth.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · outsider · anxious boy · brave heroine · fierce heroine · stubborn teen · troubled teens · bullies · comic relief · weak-willed follower

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · love triangle · parent-child · peer rivalry · bullying · secret-keeping · trust issues · betrayal · dependence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1439

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SYLO

D.J. MacHale · 2013 · The SYLO Chronicles

A teen on a Maine island faces quarantine, military takeover, and a growing mystery tied to a strange drug and strange skies.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: average teen · reluctant hero · underdog · resourceful · determined · sympathetic protagonist · smart best friend · tough female lead · enigmatic love interest · untrustworthy adults · secretive parents · football player

Relationships labels: best friends · teen crush · romantic tension · parent-child tension · parental betrayal · peer rivalry · group teamwork · friendship under pressure · community distrust · authority conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1446

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Impulse

Steven Gould · 2013 · Jumper

A sheltered teen from a teleporting family discovers her own powers and pushes into school, friends, and danger.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · smart protagonist · brilliant teen · homeschooled · overprotective father · paranoid father · supportive mother · family unit · lonely teen · self-educated · competent characters · flawed protagonist · precocious teen · geeky protagonist · likable protagonist

Relationships labels: parent-child relationship · father-daughter relationship · mother-daughter relationship · family bond · romance subplot · first crush · friendship · high school cliques · bullying · blackmail · protective parents · peer rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1449

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D.A.

Connie Willis · 2007

A reluctant teen cadet is abruptly selected for elite space training and must uncover why she was chosen.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teenage girl · unwilling protagonist · hacker sidekick · plucky heroine · rebel student · likable protagonist · frustrated cadet · unenthusiastic student

Relationships labels: best friends · student-teacher power gap · peer pressure · classmate rivalry · parental pressure · institutional control

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1474

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Bumi

Tere Liye · 2014 · Bumi

A 15-year-old girl who can disappear is pulled into a hidden world where her secret ties to larger clan conflicts.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · genius friend · supportive friend · comic relief · secretive heroine · impulsive heroine · overpowered characters · idealized teens

Relationships labels: friendship trio · best friends · classmates · family bond · parent-child relationship · mentor figure · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1478

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Things Not Seen

Andrew Clements · 2004 · Things

A 15-year-old boy wakes up invisible and teams with a blind girl while his family races to explain and reverse it.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · relatable teen · sarcastic teen · angsty teen · physicist parent · blind girl · independent girl · supportive parents · smart parent · quick-thinking protagonist · emotionally controlled narrator · mature growth arc

Relationships labels: friendship · crush · romantic tension · parent-child · peer connection · interdependence · trust · family strain · allyship · caregiver concern

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1508

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Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction #1

Inio Asano · 2015 · デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション [Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction]

Two bored high school girls keep living their everyday lives under a silent alien mothership over Tokyo.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teenage girls · high school students · cynical teens · bored youths · alienated youth · relatable girls · quirky characters · oddball characters · cynical protagonist · conspiracy theorist · shut-in · everyday teens · charismatic best friend · emotionally burdened mother · missing father · pervy teacher

Relationships labels: best friends · friend group · teen friendship · crush · teacher-student · family drama · parent-child strain · romantic tension · power imbalance · toxic adult behavior · community under threat

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1512

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We All Looked Up

Tommy Wallach · 2015

Four labeled high school seniors face an asteroid countdown and must decide who they are before time runs out.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: high school stereotypes · teen ensemble · flawed protagonists · stereotyped roles · complex teens · misunderstood characters · coming-of-age arcs · student leaders · artist type · athlete type · slacker type · overachiever type

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · love triangle · family conflict · parent-child conflict · peer pressure · social rivalry · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1519

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This Is Not the Jess Show

Anna Carey · 2021 · This Is Not the Jess Show

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

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · high school junior · determined heroine · relatable protagonist · overprotective parents · sick sibling · best friend crush · popular boy · deceptive adults · actor characters · double lives · suspicious supporting cast

Relationships labels: best friends · childhood crush · family secrecy · parent-child conflict · sibling bond · romantic subplot · trust issues · betrayal · manipulative relationship · found ally

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1519

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