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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Rules.

Characterization labels used: hybrid heroine, quiet outsider, mean girl, popular boy, protective friend, social outcast, jock, damaged past, snarky heroine, morally restrained, traumatized protagonist, observant love interest, reluctant rebel, multi-dimensional characters

Focused on “coming of age” where exact label matches exist.

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A Breath of Eyre

Eve Marie Mont · 2012 · Unbound

A lonely scholarship teen is pulled into Jane Eyre and must choose between a classic romance and her own life.

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Characterization labels: bookish heroine · outsider · scholarship student · lonely teen · shy protagonist · insecure heroine · sarcastic heroine · coming of age · brooding hero · popular girl · mean girl · misunderstood boy · teacher crush · stepparent conflict · grieving daughter · female agency · wounded hero · matured heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1436

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Golden Blood

Melissa Pearl · 2012 · Time Spirit Trilogy

A secretive teen time traveler falls for a normal boy, risking her family’s rules, safety, and the past itself.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: shy heroine · socially isolated · loner · kick-butt heroine · strong heroine · awkward teen · protective family · persistent hero · loyal hero · charming hero · secretive parents · close siblings · overcontrolled teen · fighting skills · coming of age

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1524

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Orange: The Complete Collection, Volume 1

Ichigo Takano · 2016 · Orange: The Complete Collection

A shy high schooler gets a letter from her future self urging her to save a new classmate from a tragic fate.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: shy heroine · timid protagonist · passive heroine · relatable protagonist · selfless friend · protective friend · popular boy · transfer student · supportive friend group · teen characters · emotionally burdened

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1310

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The Love Interest

Helen Comerford · 2024 · The Love Interest

A teen girl cast as a superhero’s “love interest” fights the role, the system behind it, and her own feelings.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · reluctant heroine · female lead · snarky protagonist · anxious protagonist · strong female lead · boyish love interest · sweet love interest · awkward love interest · female rage · girlboss · coming of age

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1650

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Marked

Bridget E. Baker · 2018 · Sins of Our Ancestors

In a virus-ravaged safe haven, a teen’s first kiss sparks a race to uncover family secrets and find a cure.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · reluctant heroine · strong female lead · imperfect protagonist · self-doubting protagonist · headstrong · resourceful · protective love interest · shy love interest · overprotective love interest · secondary adult characters · orphan · coming of age

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1653

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Delirium

Lauren Oliver · 2012 · Delirium

In a world where love is treated like a disease, a waiting-for-the-cure teen falls for the one boy she should avoid.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: naive heroine · reluctant conformist · mysterious boy · love interest · best friend character · passive protagonist · growth arc · weak heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1465

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Only Ever Yours

Louise O'Neill · 2014

In a brutal future school, manufactured girls compete for roles as wives, sex objects, or teachers under male rule.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: naive heroine · eager to please · flawed protagonist · mean girl · best friend rivalry · emotionally damaged · unlikable characters · competitive girls · passive protagonist · self-destructive

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1478

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Clockwise

Elle Strauss · 2011 · Clockwise

A shy teen time traveler’s secret life in 1860 gets complicated when her crush is pulled into the past with her.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: awkward teen · shy heroine · outcast heroine · popular boy · jock · mean-girl girlfriend · supportive best friend · resilient heroine · resourceful heroine · self-sufficient heroine · protective love interest · redeemed jerk · serious heroine in the past · mature-for-age teen · sassy heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1495

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The Secret Runners of New York

Matthew Reilly · 2019

A new girl at an elite Manhattan school discovers a secret time portal and glimpses a doomed future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: Teen protagonist · Twin siblings · Outsider · Popular clique · Mean girls · Rich elite · Spoiled teens · Social climbers · Outcast heroine · Cardboard characters · Stereotyped characters · Male sibling · Female friendship · Moral ambiguity · Revenge-minded

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1501

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Endless

Amanda Gray · 2013

A teen with psychic touches and past-life dreams uncovers a time-crossing love tied to Romanov Russia.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: isolated heroine · quiet heroine · artist protagonist · brooding love interest · new boy · protective love interest · tough exterior · complex friend · stern father · secretive adult · mysterious boy · level-headed heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1505

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Stranger Things: Runaway Max

Brenna Yovanoff · 2019 · Stranger Things

Max Mayfield revisits her pre-Hawkins past and season 2 events through her own eyes, deepening the family trauma.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong-willed heroine · spunky heroine · teen girl · brooding teen · abusive brother · abusive stepfather · difficult mother · absent father · complicated sibling · character study · emotional depth · relatable struggles · rebel teen · protective friend · bullied protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1516

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Girl of Glass

Megan O'Russell · 2019 · Girl of Glass

A teen dome-dweller crosses into a toxic outside world of mutants, danger, and forbidden love, forcing a hard choice.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · naive heroine · strong heroine · sympathetic protagonist · morally conflicted · decisive protagonist · flawed protagonist · love interests · supporting character development · elite society · outsider survivors

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1525

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