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Similar in characterization + relationships

These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for The New World. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, stubborn teen, fearful protagonist, survival skills, intelligent heroine, emotional vulnerability, normal teen life, protective parents, settler child

Relationships labels used: parent child, family bond, family separation, community arrival, authority conflict

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization + relationships embeddings are close.

Cover of Sovereign by Jeff Hirsch

Sovereign

Jeff Hirsch · 2019

Stranded alone on an alien planet, a teen must survive the wild and uncover a strange presence linked to home.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1165

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Drømmen om et tre

Maja Lunde · 2022 · Klimakvartetten

In a climate-ravaged future, a boy guarding a seed vault in Svalbard faces catastrophe as another survivor heads north.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1253

Cover of Star Splitter by Matthew J. Kirby

Star Splitter

Matthew J. Kirby · 2023

A teen arrives on a ruined alien world and must survive a crash, a duplicate self, and a mystery gone wrong.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1253

Cover of A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

A Children's Bible

Lydia Millet · 2021

A group of neglected children on a summer vacation must survive when a storm turns their parents’ collapse into apocalypse.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1305

Cover of Infernal Devices by Philip Reeve

Infernal Devices

Philip Reeve · 2011 · Mortal Engines Quartet

Years later, Tom and Hester’s bored daughter Wren is drawn into theft, kidnapping, and a dangerous family rescue.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1363

Cover of Between Planets by Robert A. Heinlein

Between Planets

Robert A. Heinlein · 2002

A space-born teen is swept into an interplanetary revolt, forcing him to choose where he belongs and who he’ll aid.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1380

Cover of Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey

Dragonsong

Anne McCaffrey · 2003 · Harper Hall of Pern

A gifted teen girl in a rigid hold flees abuse, then discovers fire lizards and a path to belonging.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1380

Cover of Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick

Floodland

Marcus Sedgwick · 2001

In a flooded future Britain, a ten-year-old girl sets out by boat to find her parents and survive what remains.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1384

Cover of Anna by Niccolò Ammaniti

Anna

Niccolò Ammaniti · 2015

A thirteen-year-old girl crosses a ruined Sicily to save her brother in a world where adulthood is a death sentence.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1388

Cover of Malorie by Josh Malerman

Malorie

Josh Malerman · 2020 · Bird Box

Years after Bird Box, Malorie must choose between rigid survival rules and a risky search for hope.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1392

Cover of Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza

Sanctuary

Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher · 2020

In a near-future America, an undocumented teen must cross a surveilled country with her brother to reach sanctuary.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1409

Cover of Die Wolke by Gudrun Pausewang

Die Wolke

Gudrun Pausewang · 1997

A 14-year-old girl fights to survive after a nuclear reactor disaster turns her country into a panic-stricken ruin.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1411