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Tone labels used: fun, witty, snarky, sweet, uplifting, emotional, warm, feel-good, humorous, hopeful, suspenseful

Premise labels used: disabled protagonist, identity deception, off-world university, underclass discrimination, archaeological dig, hidden identity, prove yourself, fish out of water, future humanity

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The Experiment

Rebecca Stead · 2025

A sixth grader hiding his alien identity must face a strange change, a vanishing friend group, and a hidden truth.

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Tone labels: fun · humorous · heartfelt · warm · suspenseful · mysterious · creepy · unsettling · light · thought-provoking · touching · optimistic

Premise labels: alien identity · secret life · hidden origins · body change · mystery experiment · human passing · first crush · friendship rescue · truth-seeking · belonging

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1839

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The Unforgettable Logan Foster

Shawn Peters · 2022 · Logan Foster

A foster kid with an eidetic memory discovers his new parents are superheroes—and gets pulled into a world-saving battle.

Why this is here

Tone labels: humorous · heartwarming · wholesome · fun · light-hearted · hopeful · tender · charming · warm · exciting · suspenseful · energetic · quirky · sweet

Premise labels: superhero family · foster care · secret identity · neurodivergent protagonist · lost sibling search · found family · outsider hero · good vs evil · world-saving stakes

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1847

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Perilous Waif

E. William Brown · 2017 · Alice Long

An unusually gifted orphan flees a controlled upbringing and finds herself pulled into a dangerous far-future crew.

Why this is here

Tone labels: fun · snarky · adventurous · action-packed · lighthearted · playful · wish fulfillment · optimistic

Premise labels: orphan protagonist · hidden powers · on the run · spacefaring escape · underdog ascent · coming of age · mystery identity · body modification

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1878

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Atlantis Rising

Gloria Craw · 2015 · Atlantis Rising

A hidden teen with mind powers is forced into the open when new classmates uncover her Atlantean heritage.

Why this is here

Tone labels: cute · light · fun · engaging · swoony · sweet · feel-good · action-packed · mysterious · intriguing · tense · clean

Premise labels: hidden identity · secret heritage · supernatural powers · lost civilization · descendant of Atlantis · hunted protagonist · protective secrecy · mind powers · coming-of-age · fish out of water · ancient race

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1897

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World Running Down

Al Hess · 2023

A trans salvager chases city citizenship and gender-affirming care, then a job and an AI companion complicate everything.

Why this is here

Tone labels: hopeful · cozy · heartwarming · sweet · tender · wholesome · gentle · uplifting · fun · bittersweet · romantic · playful

Premise labels: trans protagonist · AI embodiment · body dysphoria · gender-affirming care · quest for citizenship · sentient androids · retrieval mission · found family · moral dilemma · desert survival

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1980

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Leonard

Carlie Sorosiak · 2021

An alien meant to spend a month as a human on Earth accidentally lands in a cat’s body and finds a friend.

Why this is here

Tone labels: humorous · heartwarming · sweet · cute · wholesome · touching · warm · dryly funny · life-affirming · gentle · emotional · quirky

Premise labels: alien on Earth · cat body · body mix-up · fish out of water · found family · friendship quest · homecoming deadline · identity search · humanity lesson · animal-human bond

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1980

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Space Boy Volume 2

Stephen McCranie · 2018 · Space Boy

A hopeful teen from a space colony navigates Earth school life while drawn to a strange, flavorless boy with secrets.

Why this is here

Tone labels: sweet · cute · wholesome · hopeful · gentle · poignant · atmospheric · mysterious · strange · lightly angsty · heartwarming · fun · peaceful

Premise labels: new student · fish out of water · cultural adjustment · school life · mysterious boy · hidden identity · light sci-fi · friendship story · coming of age · mystery buildup

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1999

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Things Not Seen

Andrew Clements · 2004 · Things

A 15-year-old boy wakes up invisible and teams with a blind girl while his family races to explain and reverse it.

Why this is here

Tone labels: thought-provoking · heartfelt · humorous · awkward · suspenseful · emotional · realistic · touching · fun · weird

Premise labels: invisibility · blindness · missing child · secret identity · coming of age · disability parallel · finding oneself

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2001

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No Normal

G. Willow Wilson · 2014 · Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson

A Muslim Pakistani American teen in Jersey City gains shapeshifting powers and must balance heroism, family, and identity.

Why this is here

Tone labels: fun · lighthearted · charming · sweet · witty · humorous · heartfelt · quirky · earnest · cute · playful · uplifting · spunky · energetic · feel-good

Premise labels: superhero origin · teen hero · identity crisis · coming of age · secret identity · self-discovery · difference and belonging · diverse representation · family conflict · culture clash

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2004

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Legion and The Emperor's Soul

Brandon Sanderson · 2013 · Elantris

Two short Sanderson novellas: a detective with hallucinatory allies and a forger forced to remake an emperor’s soul.

Why this is here

Tone labels: funny · humorous · snarky · playful · intriguing · tense · smart · thought-provoking · fast-moving · serious · emotionally warm

Premise labels: private investigator · multiple personalities · hallucinations · missing person · forgery magic · soul forgery · imperial intrigue · time-limited task · captivity bargain · political bargain · memory of the past · object recovery · secret mission

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2022

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Beyond

Maureen A. Miller · 2012 · Beyond

A recent graduate is abducted by humanoid aliens and must choose between returning home or staying with the warrior she loves.

Why this is here

Tone labels: lighthearted · sweet · romantic · fun · suspenseful · adventurous · emotional · clean · hopeful · heartfelt

Premise labels: alien abduction · mistaken identity · plague cure · stranded traveler · forced relocation · home or love · fish out of water · space voyage

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2059

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Silk, Vol. 0: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon

Robbie Thompson · 2015 · Silk by Robbie Thompson

A newly freed spider-powered young woman builds a life in New York while searching for her missing family.

Why this is here

Tone labels: fun · lighthearted · breezy · cute · emotional · heartfelt · serious · hopeful · earnest · humorous · bittersweet

Premise labels: secret identity · lost family · coming into power · hero learning curve · new superhero · return to society · search for the past · urban crimefighting

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2062

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