Find similar books by
Combine common axes
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 “old cinema” 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 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
