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Characterization labels used: amnesiac protagonist, teen protagonist, strong heroine, curious protagonist, secretive family, unreliable allies, complex characters, suspect parent figures, slated teens

Relationships labels used: new family, adoptive family, romance subplot, friends first romance, friendship, family suspicion, trust issues, peer group

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The Faint of Heart: A Graphic Novel

Kerilynn Wilson · 2023

In a heartless dystopia, a teen artist who kept her heart must protect her emotions and resist conformity.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young artist · outcast · steadfast heroine · sweet protagonist · morally resistant · classmate with secret · Scientist figure · family tension · creative protagonist

Relationships labels: sister relationship · family estrangement · friendship · new friendship · community pressure · romantic subplot · love subplot · sibling bond · art partnership · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1243

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#Murdertrending

Gretchen McNeil · 2018 · MurderTrending

A wrongfully convicted teen is trapped on a livestreamed death-row island and must survive long enough to prove her innocence.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · wrongfully accused heroine · strong heroine · snarky protagonist · badass heroine · quirky ensemble · caricatured villains · serial killer cast · mysterious antagonist · flat characters · comic relief · love interest

Relationships labels: found family · friend group · alliance · romance subplot · sister relationship · betrayal · trust issues · rivalry · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1296

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Swarm

Jennifer D. Lyle · 2023

When giant butterfly-like creatures swarm her town, an anxious teen must help her siblings and friends survive at home.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: anxious protagonist · capable heroine · teen survivors · siblings · toddler caregiver · resourceful teens · capable under pressure · traumatized youth · ordinary teens

Relationships labels: sibling bond · found family · friend group · romance subplot · best friends · protective caregiving · family separation · loyalty under stress

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1328

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Adrift: The Truth Won't Always Set You Free

Lisa Brideau · 2023

A woman wakes with no memory on a sailboat and must choose between uncovering her past and staying alive in a climate-strained future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · resourceful heroine · questionable heroine · sympathetic protagonist · likeable protagonist · rootable protagonist · questionable decisions · character-driven · supporting cast

Relationships labels: friendship · romance subplot · sister relationship · trust issues · surveillance relationship · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1340

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The Unquiet

Mikaela Everett · 2015

A teenage sleeper agent from a dying parallel Earth must replace her double on the surviving world and confront who she is.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · sleeper soldier · assassin · traumatized protagonist · morally conflicted · unlikable protagonist · introspective narrator · brainwashed child · lonely protagonist · character-driven

Relationships labels: family bonds · sibling bond · friendship · found family · romance subplot · alternate self · loyalty conflict · betrayal · dependency · community

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1365

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Forgotten

Cat Patrick · 2011 · Forgotten

A teen who forgets each day but sees the future must navigate love, secrets, and a dark mystery.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · psychic protagonist · amnesiac protagonist · strong heroine · likable heroine · judgey heroine · best friend · sweet love interest · perfect boy · secretive mother · absent father · mean girl · protective boyfriend

Relationships labels: young love · instalove · first love · best friends · friendship conflict · mother daughter · father daughter · romantic subplot · secret keeping · miscommunication · loyalty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1370

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Remember Me Gone

Stacy Stokes · 2022

A teen training in her family’s memory-erasing business uncovers missing time, town secrets, and a buried past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · coming of age · family legacy · curious protagonist · strong lead · smart heroine · driven girl · morally gray adults · secretive father · resourceful side characters · mean girl redemption · prickly character dynamics

Relationships labels: father-daughter · romance subplot · friends to allies · family secrets · community betrayal · romantic memory loss · female friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1400

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Shiny Happy People

Clay McLeod Chapman · 2025

A traumatized teen investigates a viral party drug that makes her town eerily perfect—and dangerously not themselves.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · adopted protagonist · anxious protagonist · straight-edge protagonist · outsider protagonist · new kid ally · mysterious outsider · perfectionist · smart protagonist · controlling protagonist · traumatized protagonist · loner

Relationships labels: adoptive family · best friends · brother-sister relationship · romantic tension · friendship under pressure · peer pressure · trust issues · community conformity · family trauma · protective alliance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1425

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Perfect

Cecelia Ahern · 2017 · Flawed

On the run after being branded an outcast, a teen must expose a brutal system before it destroys everyone she loves.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · teen protagonist · fugitive · reluctant leader · character growth · smart protagonist · brave protagonist · morally conflicted · supportive family · careful planner

Relationships labels: love triangle · romance subplot · family support · trust issues · mentor betrayal · found ally · sister relationship · father-daughter tension · romantic rivalry · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1440

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Mexicoland

Jaime Alfonso Sandoval · 2018

In a future Mexico split by collapse and control, a teen orphan uncovers the truth behind a glittering corporate paradise.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · orphan · reluctant hero · naive protagonist · cowardly protagonist · passive protagonist · agency imbalance · strong supporting cast · memorable side characters · morally compromised system · character growth · adult allies · privileged youth

Relationships labels: family loss · friendship · found family · mentor figure · romance subplot · class divide · power imbalance · betrayal · community resistance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1440

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Catfishing on CatNet

Naomi Kritzer · 2019 · CatNet

A teen on the run finds safety in an online cat-photo community, until an AI ally and hidden pasts collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · sentient AI · benevolent AI · socially isolated teen · queer teens · supportive friend group · anxious protagonist · protective mentor figure · resourceful hacker · abusive parent · paranoid parent · young adult voice

Relationships labels: found family · online friendship · friend group · mother daughter · romance subplot · queer friendship · peer support · community care · protective bond · trust issues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1463

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Ursiderne

Nanna Foss · 2020 · Spektrum

A grieving teen is pulled into a time-travel mystery that forces her to confront a past she wants to forget.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: new protagonist · traumatized teen · grieving daughter · independent · skeptical · pessimistic · withdrawn · angry · complex · stubborn · outsider

Relationships labels: friend group · found family · romantic subplot · same-sex romance · parent-child estrangement · father-daughter relationship · female friendship · group dynamics · outsider-to-ingroup · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1470

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