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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
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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 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
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 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
A troubled teen psychic is hunted, recruited into a secret power network, and pushed toward a world-changing conflict.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secret school · secret organization · hidden psychic society · real-world-feeling setting · superhero universe · alternate-reality continuity · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1634
A teen time traveler races to recover keys across shifting timelines while family, romance, and history collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · historical periods · alternate timeline · time travel world · United States · Georgia · Chicago · school setting · past and present
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1642
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
A young hybrid and her alien boyfriend face betrayal, rescue missions, and a devastating cliffhanger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary earth · secret facility · underground labs · hybrid world · alien hidden world · government agency · urban fantasy setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1694
Four gifted children are recruited for a secret mission at a ruleless school where puzzles, codes, and danger await.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary reality · school setting · boarding school · secret underground tunnels · island setting · hidden lairs · classroom world · slightly fantastical reality · slightly futuristic reality · fictional institute
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1729
A year after the last battle, the Guardians face a darker threat when history shifts and one of their own is taken.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary world · underworld · dark parallel world · alternate world · time travel setting · historical eras · secret magical world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1734
A rebellious teen who can walk between choice-born worlds uncovers a hidden multiverse threat while chasing forbidden love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Chicago · alternate worlds · multiverse · key world · secret society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1736
