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Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, male lead, salvager, strict father, military grandfather, outcast girl, spitfire, guarded survivor, reluctant leader, outsider

Relationships labels used: father-son, grandfather-grandson, romance subplot, friendship, outsider/insider, community conflict, mentor-like control, family dependence, rivalry, prank fallout

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Fever

Deon Meyer · 2017

A teenage survivor helps his father build a new community in post-pandemic South Africa as danger grows inside and out.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · middle aged narrator · visionary leader · philosophical father · protector son · sharpshooter · pacifist · military leader · marauders · orphan group · found family · political leader · polymath · compassionate leader

Relationships labels: father son · found family · parent child · mentor protege · community bonds · romance · rival factions · leader follower · brotherhood · betrayal · loyalty test

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1685

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Last Descendants

Matthew J. Kirby · 2016 · Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants

A teen uses a memory machine to clear his father’s name and gets pulled into a secret war over a powerful relic.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · ensemble cast · troubled boy · wrongly accused father · tech expert · protective sibling · outspoken girl · diverse teens · flat characters · underdeveloped characters

Relationships labels: father-son · friendship · group bond · rival factions · romance subplot · family conflict · mentor-protege · siblings

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1709

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Shades of Earth

Beth Revis · 2013 · Across the Universe

On a hostile new planet, Amy and Elder fight to save their colony while secrets, betrayals, and deadly threats emerge.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young leader · stubborn heroine · self-doubting leader · protective parent · military authority · betrayal-prone cast · character deaths

Relationships labels: romantic subplot · love triangle · parent-child conflict · leadership conflict · trust issues · loyalty conflict · colony community · partnership

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1756

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Invincible: Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1

Robert Kirkman · 2021 · Invincible

A high school teen inherits powers from his superpowered father and enters a superhero life with a shocking hidden truth.

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Characterization labels: teen hero · superhero father · ordinary teen · likeable protagonist · supporting cast · alien protector · power inheritance · secretive parent · character-driven

Relationships labels: father-son · family dynamics · romantic subplot · friendship · teamwork · mentor-protege · parental legacy · couple dynamic · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1799

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The Rising Storm

Ceri A. Lowe · 2018 · Paradigm

Two teens, decades apart, confront a storm-born future and the society built from its ruins.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female lead · male lead · outcast · loner · survivor · ambitious leader · controller candidate · rebellious character · strong female characters

Relationships labels: family secrets · parent-child tension · romance subplot · lesbian couple · romantic kiss · rival candidates · community power dynamics · mentor-like training

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1809

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The Last Saxon King

Andrew Varga · 2023 · A Jump in Time

A homeschooled teen time-jumps to 1066 England and must fix history to survive and get home.

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Characterization labels: reluctant hero · homeschooled teen · young male protagonist · history-educated protagonist · trained fighter · coming of age · secret lineage · mentor-trained

Relationships labels: father-son relationship · fellow time traveler · friendship · romantic subplot · rival time travelers · protective family · teamwork

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1822

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The White Mountains

John Christopher · 2003 · The Tripods

A teen flees an alien regime that brainwashes adults with metal caps and heads for a rumored refuge in the mountains.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · flawed hero · curious outsider · rebellious youth · bullying cousin · mysterious mentor · knowledgeable companion · fallerible protagonist · boys' adventure

Relationships labels: cousins · friendship · male camaraderie · mentor relationship · parent child distance · peer rivalry · companionship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1838

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Across the Universe

Beth Revis · 2011 · Across the Universe

A cryosleeping teen wakes early on a secretive generation ship and races to survive a murder plot and uncover its lies.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · future leader · strong-willed heroine · isolated outsider · secretive ruler · manipulated heir

Relationships labels: parent-child bond · romance · trust issues · mentor-protege · power imbalance · rivalry · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1845

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Farmer in the Sky

Robert A. Heinlein · 1985

A teen Eagle Scout joins his family’s risky migration to Ganymede, where building a farm means learning survival the hard way.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · Eagle Scout · resourceful youth · bullheaded youth · self-reliant hero · engineer father · stepfamily · colonist · homesteader · mentor figures · bullies

Relationships labels: father-son · stepfamily · parent-child · community cooperation · mentor-student · peer conflict · colony solidarity · neighbors

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1850

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Ship Breaker

Paolo Bacigalupi · 2010 · Ship Breaker

In a drowned, post-oil Gulf Coast future, a teen ship breaker finds a rich survivor and must choose salvage or rescue.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · abusive father · resourceful hero · small-for-age child laborer · morally torn · loyal best friend · rich girl · dangerous antagonist · underclass crew · drug-addicted parent · half-human laborer

Relationships labels: father-son conflict · found family · crew loyalty · class divide · romantic tension · protective bond · betrayal · friendship · family vs blood

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1858

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Teen Titans: Earth One, Volume 2

Jeff Lemire · 2016 · Teen Titans: Earth One

Teen Titans renegotiates its team, loyalties, and freedom while hunted teens and secret forces collide in an alternate Earth.

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Characterization labels: teen heroes · misfit youths · brainwashed soldiers · angsty teenagers · flawed adults · antihero father figure · young speedster · isolated heroine · newly established characters

Relationships labels: team dynamics · friendship · rivalry · father-son conflict · mentor-protector bond · romantic pairing · found family · bonding scenes · brainwashing

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1867

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Sensation

Kevin Hardman · 2013 · Kid Sensation

A powerful teen hero must reclaim his future after a failed tryout leaves him outcast, hunted, and targeted by bigger forces.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen hero · overpowered protagonist · mature teen · snarky hero · cocky hero · likable protagonist · white knight · mentor figure · bounty hunter · retired telepath · angry teen · fugitive protagonist

Relationships labels: grandfather mentorship · mother-son relationship · father absence · love interest · slow burn romance · broken alliance · rivalry · team dynamics · family support · stalker threat · betrayal · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1874

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