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These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for MILA 2.0. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: teen heroine, android protagonist, female action lead, sympathetic lead, strong heroine, vulnerable heroine, rebellious teen, brooding love interest, protective mother, mean girl, science-minded mother, mysterious ally, foil character, secretive parent

Relationships labels used: mother-daughter bond, insta-love, love triangle, friend betrayal, romantic rivalry, protective parent, forced trust, dependency, loyalty

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Touch

Jus Accardo · 2011 · Denazen

A rebellious teen shelters a mysterious boy with a lethal touch, exposing a secret world of powered captives.

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Characterization labels: rebellious heroine · adrenaline junkie · sarcastic heroine · kick-ass heroine · strong female lead · innocent hero · naive hero · protective hero · emotionally distant father · villainous father · escapee · special powers teens · supporting allies

Relationships labels: father-daughter conflict · romantic triangle · insta-love · protective bond · rescue partnership · friendship alliance · family betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1230

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15 Minutes

Jill Cooper · 2013 · The Rewind Agency/Conspiracy

A teen time-traveler breaks the rules to save her mother, then wakes in a radically altered life full of secrets.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · determined protagonist · self-sacrifice · impulsive protagonist · morally conflicted heroine · strong female lead · emotionally confused protagonist

Relationships labels: mother-daughter bond · father-daughter bond · love triangle · boyfriend conflict · family fracture · stepfamily · sibling relationship · romantic rivalry · trust issues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1262

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Vitro

Jessica Khoury · 2015 · Corpus

A teen heads to a secret Pacific island to find her mother and discovers lab-grown humans, lies, and danger.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · estranged daughter · childhood friend · pilot · scientist parent · scientist daughter · brave heroine · stubborn heroine · resourceful heroine · selfless heroine · bland characters · flat characters · one-dimensional characters · psychopath villain · psychopathic character · Vitro twin · imprinted servant · insane experiment · love interest · average girl

Relationships labels: mother-daughter · father-daughter · childhood friends · romantic tension · insta-love · love triangle · love square · sibling bond · twin relationship · betrayal · dependency · protective relationship · parental estrangement · trust and betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1280

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Code

Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs · 2013 · Virals

A teen pack’s geocache hunt turns into a deadly code game with bombs, secrets, and a race to stop a killer.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · alpha leader · smart teens · geeky friends · oblivious heroine · brooding love interest · protective pack · mature-for-age teen · homicidal villain · clueless parent · female rival

Relationships labels: friend group · pack bond · father-daughter · father's girlfriend · love triangle · crush · secret alliance · parental tension · romantic tension · friend betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1300

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The Countdown

Kimberly Derting · 2016 · The Taking

Abducted teen Kyra confronts alien origins, a strange countdown, and a world-ending threat in a final race for answers.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · feisty heroine · teen girl · alien hybrid · superpowered protagonist · love interest · brooding love interest · snarky rival · supporting cast · immature protagonist · badass heroine · kidnapped protagonist

Relationships labels: love triangle · romantic rivalry · boyfriend girlfriend · father daughter · friend group · found family · betrayal · protective relationship · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1305

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The Catalyst

Helena Coggan · 2015 · The War of Angels

A secretive teen enforcer in a magically divided London must choose between her hidden truth, her father, and a looming war.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · strong female lead · morally grey · fiery heroine · secretive protagonist · determined · impulsive · intuitive · confident · arrogant · trained fighter · badass heroine · adopted daughter · mysterious father · protective father · Mary Sue (mixed) · flawed heroine · emotional restraint · young adult protagonist

Relationships labels: father-daughter · family secret · protective bond · betrayal · loyalty conflict · best friends · romantic tension · unrequited feelings

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1309

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Family

Robert J. Crane · 2012 · The Girl in the Box

A sheltered young meta-human faces war, betrayal, and a painful reckoning with her family and powers.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · sassy protagonist · resilient heroine · abused child · sheltered upbringing · powerful but uncontrolled · emotionally guarded · snarky protagonist · moral uncertainty · betrayed protagonist

Relationships labels: mother-daughter conflict · family betrayal · found family · friendship bonds · romantic breakup · mentor suspicion · team loyalty · trust issues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1330

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Sparks of Light

Janet B. Taylor · 2017 · Into the Dim

A teen time traveler returns to Gilded Age New York to stop a dangerous device from rewriting the future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · chosen family · strong female characters · resilient heroine · introverted heroine · courageous heroine · eidetic memory · photographic memory · stubborn heroine · jealousy · immature emotions · secondary characters · villainess · double agent · mentor scientist

Relationships labels: romance · boyfriend · childhood friends · found family · family loyalty · sibling bond · mother daughter · parent child · rivalry · betrayal · secret alliance · friendship · forced separation · unresolved attraction

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

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Article 5

Kristen Simmons · 2012 · Article 5

In a post-war America ruled by Moral Statutes, a teen girl flees to save her mother—with her first love now on the other side.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · rebellious mother · brooding soldier · tortured love interest · impulsive protagonist · naive protagonist · strong heroine · survivor · protective hero · moralistic authority figures

Relationships labels: mother-daughter relationship · childhood sweethearts · forbidden romance · exes to lovers · trust issues · love-hate relationship · protective relationship · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1333

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Forgotten

Cat Patrick · 2011 · Forgotten

A teen who forgets each day but sees the future must navigate love, secrets, and a dark mystery.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · psychic protagonist · amnesiac protagonist · strong heroine · likable heroine · judgey heroine · best friend · sweet love interest · perfect boy · secretive mother · absent father · mean girl · protective boyfriend

Relationships labels: young love · instalove · first love · best friends · friendship conflict · mother daughter · father daughter · romantic subplot · secret keeping · miscommunication · loyalty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1342

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The Memory Thief

Lauren Mansy · 2019

In a memory-trading dystopia, a guilt-ridden teen joins rebels to save her mother and steal a prison map.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · gifted protagonist · guilty protagonist · broken heroine · morally gray lead · strong female lead · naive protagonist · trusting heroine · protective daughter · brooding love interest · loyal ally · ruler antagonist · power-hungry villain · desperate mother · young rebel · parentally motivated

Relationships labels: friends to lovers · enemies to lovers · insta-love · insta-trust · banter · rebel camaraderie · mother-daughter bond · family loyalty · betrayal · forgiveness · ride or die · romantic tension · loyalty tests

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1344

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The Silver Metal Lover

Tanith Lee · 1999 · Silver Metal Lover

A sheltered teen in a post-disaster future falls for a lifelike robot musician and flees her privileged life.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: sheltered heroine · spoiled rich girl · passive protagonist · weepy teenager · naive protagonist · controlling mother · self-absorbed friends · charismatic robot · artistic robot · character growth · idealized lover · morally flawed humans · supportive side characters · dramatic heroine · misfit protagonist

Relationships labels: mother-daughter conflict · romantic obsession · runaway couple · dependency · power imbalance · friend betrayal · chosen bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1352

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