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Mary E. Pearson

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Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, naive, gullible, confused, traumatized, angry, resilient, suspicious, manipulative, reclusive, robot companion, mad scientist, shady scientist, copy identity

Relationships labels used: best friends, friendship bond, betrayal, love and betrayal, romantic tension, shared trauma, dependency, trust issues, reunion, rivalry, caregiver relationship

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Hatch

Kenneth Oppel · 2020 · The Overthrow

Trapped with other hybrid teens, three survivors face new alien horrors, secret experiments, and shifting loyalties.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · hybrid children · chosen ones · transformation arc · identity crisis · physically changing · emotionally strained · insecure teens · morally ambiguous adults · sadistic scientist · troubled outsider

Relationships labels: friendship under strain · group dynamics · betrayal · shifting alliances · trust issues · forced isolation · power imbalance · family separation · romantic tension · crushes

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1434

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We Are the Ants

Shaun David Hutchinson · 2016 · We Are the Ants

A bullied, grieving queer teen must decide whether to save the world when aliens give him 144 days and a red button.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: troubled teen · nihilistic protagonist · witty narrator · depressed protagonist · scientific thinker · flawed characters · bullying victim · abusive sibling · grieving teen · popular bully · mysterious new boy · supportive friend · teacher figure · dementia-afflicted grandparent · suicidal bereavement

Relationships labels: family dysfunction · friendship · romance · bully-victim dynamic · queer relationship · best-friend betrayal · sibling conflict · parent-child tension · grief bond · supportive friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1454

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Hive

A.J. Betts · 2018 · Hive

In a sealed hive-like community, a curious teen beekeeper uncovers a tiny impossibility that cracks open her world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: naive protagonist · inquisitive heroine · beekeeper protagonist · teen protagonist · curious outsider · authority figure · judge · community elders · best friend · likely unreliable narrator · madness fear · quietly brave · gutsy

Relationships labels: best friends · community bonds · romantic tension · regulated marriage · family structure · power imbalance · mentor authority · friendship under pressure · betrayal · secret alliance · sibling-like community

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1466

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The Companions

Katie M. Flynn · 2020

In a quarantined near-future California, an uploaded teen companion breaks free and hunts for answers about her death.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · murdered girl · rogue companion · uploaded consciousness · sentient AI · stir-crazy child · caretaker · orphan · damaged character · sympathetic protagonist · underdeveloped cast · multiple body identities

Relationships labels: best friends · family custody · caretaker relationship · companion dependency · owner-servant dynamic · romantic relationship · friendship beyond death · power imbalance · rivalry · found connections

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Distance: 0.1471

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Double Cross

Malorie Blackman · 2009 · Noughts and Crosses

A young man in a gang-run dystopian Britain is pulled into crime to protect love, money, and family.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reluctant criminal · gutsy hero · unlikely hero · angsty hero · manipulative · intelligent · poor judgment · annoying protagonist · secondary character focus

Relationships labels: best friends · friends to lovers · romantic tension · star-crossed love · family loyalty · friendship betrayal · rival gangs · protective love · will they won't they · childhood friends

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1482

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Your Life Has Been Delayed

Michelle I. Mason · 2021

A 17-year-old boarding a 1995 flight wakes in 2020 and must rebuild her life amid grief, fame, and changing loyalties.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reluctant hero · journalist · curious · naive · immature · rule-following · supportive side characters

Relationships labels: best friends · former boyfriend · love triangle · parent-child · sibling relationship · found family · friend betrayal · support group · family secrecy · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1496

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Icons

Margaret Stohl · 2013 · Icons

In an alien-ruled future, four teens with strange emotional powers uncover why they survived The Day.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · orphaned heroine · empath · angry best friend · privileged love interest · jealous rival · secretive authority figure · artificial intelligence character · resilient girl · protective friend

Relationships labels: best friends · love triangle · friendship · romantic rivalry · hostage dynamic · parent-child · power imbalance · found family · loyalty · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1498

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The Faint of Heart: A Graphic Novel

Kerilynn Wilson · 2023

In a heartless dystopia, a teen artist who kept her heart must protect her emotions and resist conformity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young artist · outcast · steadfast heroine · sweet protagonist · morally resistant · classmate with secret · Scientist figure · family tension · creative protagonist

Relationships labels: sister relationship · family estrangement · friendship · new friendship · community pressure · romantic subplot · love subplot · sibling bond · art partnership · betrayal

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Distance: 0.1514

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Exposure

Kathy Reichs · 2014 · Virals

A teen pack with dangerous powers investigates a school kidnapping while their own secrets and bonds begin to unravel.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · gifted teens · outcast group · pack dynamic · impulsive leader · brilliant protagonist · comic relief · brooding boy · resourceful hacker · protective love interest · antagonistic socialite · ruthless villain · secretive investigator · female friend

Relationships labels: romantic tension · friends-to-more · pack bonds · fractured friendship · team loyalty · parent-child tension · sibling bond · rivalry · forgiveness arc · betrayal · secret keeping · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

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The Way We Fall

Megan Crewe · 2012 · Fallen World

A shy teen journals to an estranged friend as a deadly virus quarantines her island and forces survival, loss, and change.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · shy heroine · loner · introverted · self-conscious · coming-of-age · resourceful · quiet strength · responsible · animal-focused · science-minded teens · microbiologist father · medical researcher · former rival · unlikely ally · new love interest · caregiving family member

Relationships labels: former best friends · estranged friendship · best friend crush · new romance · family bonds · sibling relationship · parent-child tension · friendship under stress · romance subplot · found alliance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1555

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Out of Body: A Thrilling YA Body-Swap Tale of Friendship and Identity

Nia Davenport · 2024

A Black teen wakes up in her friend’s body and must outwit secrets, tech, and betrayal to reclaim her life.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · lonely outsider · cool girl · imperfect protagonists · smart heroine · active protagonist · manipulative antagonist · sympathetic villain · naive teen · supportive sister · counselor/therapy

Relationships labels: female friendship · toxic friendship · best friends · betrayal · friendship anniversary · friend group belonging · family bonds · sibling relationship · small romance subplot · forgiveness · trust issues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1562

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The Maze Runner Trilogy

James Dashner · 2013 · The Maze Runner

An amnesiac teen wakes in a deadly maze, then faces escalating trials in a post-apocalyptic world built on secrets.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · teen protagonist · male lead · runner · reluctant leader · loyal friend · conflicted characters · secretive authority figures · scientific manipulators · morally ambiguous antagonists · resourceful survivors · strong secondary cast

Relationships labels: friend group · team loyalty · romantic tension · love triangle · rivalry · betrayal · trust issues · friendship under pressure · group dependency · romantic conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1566

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