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Characterization labels used: gifted mechanic, cyborg heroine, young protagonist, flawed heroine, quiet heroine, strong character, emotionally vulnerable, socially excluded, abused child, kind child, evil stepmother, kind stepsister, sympathetic stepfather, android companion, inventor father

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Cover of Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder

Marissa Meyer · 2012 · The Lunar Chronicles

A cyborg mechanic in futuristic New Beijing is pulled into plague politics, royal intrigue, and a Cinderella-like fate.

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Characterization labels: mechanic protagonist · cyborg protagonist · resourceful heroine · smart heroine · sarcastic heroine · outcast heroine · determined heroine · brave heroine · selfless heroine · prince charming · evil stepmother · evil queen · android sidekick · skeptical ruler · chosen one

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Distance: 0.1117

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Cover of Tin by Pádraig Kenny

Tin

Pádraig Kenny · 2018

A boy raised among robot friends uncovers a dangerous secret and must help rescue them in a steampunk alternate Britain.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: orphan protagonist · robot children · mechanical characters · misfit group · loyal companions · naive characters · quirky personalities · brave child characters · female mechanic · villainous adults · morally gray adults · engineer characters · strong characterization

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Distance: 0.1447

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Cover of A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones

A Tale of Time City

Diana Wynne Jones · 2002

A WWII evacuee is abducted into Time City, where she must help repair history before both her home and the city unravel.

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Characterization labels: young heroine · ordinary girl · plucky child · headstrong · competent child · smart child · child genius · annoying boy · overconfident boy · adult incompetence · adult detachment · android character · mythic figure · mystery villain · cautious planner · bratty child · strong female lead

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Distance: 0.1460

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Cover of The Time Trilogy by Madeleine L'Engle

The Time Trilogy

Madeleine L'Engle · 1979 · Time Quintet

A three-book time-travel fantasy following the Murray family through cosmic quests, spiritual battles, and big ideas.

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Characterization labels: relatable heroine · angry heroine · stubborn heroine · insecure heroine · intelligent child · precocious child · genius child · misfit girl · charming character · flawed characters · eccentric guides · brilliant parents · humanized adult

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1486

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Cover of Disruption by Jessica Shirvington

Disruption

Jessica Shirvington · 2014 · Disruption

In a surveillance-driven near future, a determined teen uses a powerful heir to try to rescue her vanished father.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · antiheroine · manipulative protagonist · determined protagonist · flawed heroine · smart heroine · witty heroine · cold-blooded heroine · naive love interest · heir character · hacker side character · protective mother · distant brother · absent father

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Distance: 0.1487

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Cover of Book of the Dead: AESLI-00 by V.E.S. Pullen

Book of the Dead: AESLI-00

V.E.S. Pullen · 2020 · The JAK2 Cycle

A sick teen in a post-pandemic military town uncovers a dangerous secret as several mysterious boys orbit her life.

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Characterization labels: sarcastic heroine · strong heroine · chronically ill protagonist · foster child · orphan protagonist · smart heroine · stubborn heroine · vulnerable heroine · protective males · distinct male leads · teacher character · soldier character · doctor character

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Distance: 0.1510

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Cover of Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

Mechanica

Betsy Cornwell · 2015 · Mechanica

A Cinderella retelling about a teen inventor who uses secret workshop magic and machines to escape servitude on her own terms.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · independent heroine · inventor · mechanic · brave heroine · resilient · resourceful · self-determined · feminist heroine · villainous stepfamily · cruel stepmother · nasty stepsisters · supportive friends · handsome prince · love interest · supportive mother (memory) · dead parent backstory

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Distance: 0.1530

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Cover of Weapon by Lynette Noni

Weapon

Lynette Noni · 2019 · Whisper

A fugitive heroine races to uncover her past, survive betrayal, and stop a power-hungry scientist in a twisty finale.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · powerful protagonist · oblivious protagonist · determined protagonist · protective character · secretive character · manipulative antagonist · scientist antagonist · rebel characters · found family

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Distance: 0.1544

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Cover of Defiance by C.J. Redwine

Defiance

C.J. Redwine · 2012 · Defiance

A rebellious teen crosses a walled wasteland to find her missing father, guarded by the boy she once loved.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · stubborn heroine · impulsive heroine · reckless heroine · fierce heroine · capable heroine · grieving daughter · inventor hero · protective hero · smart hero · loyal hero · brilliant young man · tyrannical leader · emotionally guarded characters · character growth · young protagonist

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Distance: 0.1550

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Cover of Perilous Waif by E. William Brown

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.

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Characterization labels: teen heroine · overpowered protagonist · gifted child · badass girl · naive heroine · loyal protagonist · shy protagonist · resourceful survivor · superhuman growth · young soldier · transhuman protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1563

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Cover of A Web of Air by Philip Reeve

A Web of Air

Philip Reeve · 2010 · Fever Crumb

In a post-apocalyptic crater city, an engineer helps a recluse chase human flight while danger, secrecy, and romance close in.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: rational heroine · engineer protagonist · reluctant romantic · reclusive inventor · young genius · orphaned youth · strong-willed protagonist · emotion-versus-logic · flawed heroine · eccentric characters

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Distance: 0.1576

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