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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Wander Dust.
Setting labels used: modern day world, Chicago, boarding school, secret society, hidden magical world, real world plus fantasy layer, past and future time travel, special school
Focused on “contemporary 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 curious boy follows a sign with his name to a hidden warehouse and is drawn into a dangerous conflict over magical objects.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary Chicago · hidden magical world · secret warehouse · underground setting · school-age world · parallel reality · urban fantasy · time travel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0915
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: 0.1584
A mind-wiped young criminal genius and his allies must stop a vengeful pixie from exposing and destroying their secret world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: underground world · human world · fairy world · secret society · urban setting · technologically advanced fantasy · contemporary setting · school-age world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1651
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: 0.1742
A teen time-travel agent trains with a secret CIA division while dangerous alternate timelines and a lost love close in.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-present · alternate timeline · parallel worlds · CIA setting · New York · time travel reality · secret government agency · future timeline · school-age world · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1782
A middle school boy with supervillain parents must hide his own powers and team up with unexpected friends to save them.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · school setting · small town · secret world · superhero world · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1788
After a deadly accident, Erin discovers a hidden immortal gene and is dragged into a war for her life and loyalty.
Why this is here
Setting labels: urban setting · contemporary setting · secret world · hidden society · near-present day · supernatural reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1789
A foster teen’s mysterious illness leads her into a hidden Neverland society, where flight, danger, and romance await.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 21st century · modern day · contemporary setting · Neverland · Kensington Academy · secret world · urban fantasy setting · school setting · foster care system · hospital setting · shadowy world · alternate reality · 21st century Neverland
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1848
A teen Guardian must train a new apprentice while battling a secret force that tries to rewrite history.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern day · historical travel · past and present · alternate history · hidden world · interdimensional · urban fantasy setting · worlds collide
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1575
Haunted and hunted, a sarcastic teen metahuman faces a city-threatening enemy while searching for answers about her mother.
Why this is here
Setting labels: urban setting · contemporary setting · school/campus setting · compound setting · secret facility · modern world · superpowered world · government organization
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1886
A troubled teen is sent to a secret island academy where time travel, stolen artifacts, and hidden agendas collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: remote island · off-the-grid school · boarding school · secret society · luxury setting · modern setting · historical past · time travel world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1597
A secretive teen time traveler falls for a normal boy, risking her family’s rules, safety, and the past itself.
Why this is here
Setting labels: present day · past eras · high school · Florida · secret family world · alternate history · contemporary fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1603
