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Premise labels used: ordinary girl becomes special, alien heritage, hidden identity, lost royalty, fated connection, new boy at school, small-town outsider, secret powers, school romance, ordinary life disrupted

Setting labels used: small town, high school, Jewel, Indiana, midwest, Earth, Mars, alien colony, school drama, small-town America, modern setting

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Supergirl: Being Super

Mariko Tamaki · 2018 · Supergirl: Being Super

A teen girl with hidden superpowers must confront grief, secrets, and her alien past to choose where she belongs.

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Premise labels: origin story · coming of age · secret identity · hidden powers · alien identity · dual belonging · small-town life · teen life · family secret · mystery past · loss and grief · powers in flux · choose a world

Setting labels: small-town America · Midwestern town · farm setting · high school · present day · Earth · Krypton · alternate continuity · noncanonical story · Elseworlds · modern setting

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Distance: 0.1843

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The Prettiest Star

Jadzia Axelrod · 2022 · Galaxy

An alien princess hiding as a human boy on Earth must choose between safety and living openly when she falls in love.

Why this is here

Premise labels: secret identity · coming out · trans identity · alien refugee · disguise · first love · self-discovery · hidden princess

Setting labels: Earth · small town · high school · outer space · alien planet · post-war refugee setting

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Distance: 0.1962

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Onyx

Jennifer L. Armentrout · 2012 · Lux

A bonded teen alien romance spirals into secrets, jealousy, and government danger as hidden powers emerge.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien connection · secret identity · government threat · hidden powers · new boy · forbidden attraction · trust issues · alien conflict · mystery unraveling

Setting labels: high school · small town · alien-in-human-world · contemporary setting · government intrusion · hidden paranormal world

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Distance: 0.2001

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Obsidian

Jennifer L. Armentrout · 2024 · Lux

A bookish teen in a small West Virginia town falls for her infuriating new neighbor—who turns out to be an alien.

Why this is here

Premise labels: new girl · small-town move · alien next door · hidden identity · human alien attraction · forced proximity · protective secret · dangerous secrets · superpowered enemies · slow-burn tension · alien romance

Setting labels: West Virginia · small town · high school · contemporary Earth · alien-in-human-disguise · secret world · small-town isolation · senior year

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Distance: 0.2024

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I Am Number Four

Pittacus Lore · 2010 · Lorien Legacies

A hidden alien teen on Earth must stay unnoticed, master his powers, and outrun killers hunting his kind in order.

Why this is here

Premise labels: hidden aliens · fugitive teens · numbered targets · power awakening · planetary exile · secret identity · last survivors · alien hunters · hunted in order · small-town concealment

Setting labels: small-town Ohio · Earth disguise · school setting · high school · rural-suburban · secret alien society · destroyed homeworld · interplanetary conflict · modern day

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Distance: 0.2103

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Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins?

Liz Kessler · 2015

A schoolgirl’s sudden invisibility draws her into a secret circle of kids with powers and a dangerous hidden origin.

Why this is here

Premise labels: invisibility · superpowers · hidden abilities · kids with powers · ordinary child becomes extraordinary · secret origin · young heroes · friend-led investigation

Setting labels: school setting · middle school · teen contemporary · small-scale reality · lightly fantastical world · local adventure

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Distance: 0.2111

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The Girl Who Could Fly

Victoria Forester · 2008 · Piper McCloud

A girl who can fly is sent to a secret school for exceptional kids, where friendship and danger collide.

Why this is here

Premise labels: girl with powers · special ability · secret school · hidden talent · outcast child · ordinary world intrusion · gifted children

Setting labels: small town · rural setting · farm · country town · school setting · boarding school · secret institute · underground facility · contemporary setting · mixed-era feel · laboratories · top-secret facility · maximum-security school

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Distance: 0.2162

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The Hourglass Door

Lisa Mangum · 2009 · Hourglass Door

A sheltered teen falls for a mysterious Italian exchange student whose secret ties her to time travel and danger.

Why this is here

Premise labels: teen girl protagonist · mysterious stranger · forbidden attraction · time travel · special ability · love across time · high school life disrupted · hidden secret · dangerous connection · past-meets-present

Setting labels: high school · small town USA · contemporary setting · historical time travel · sixteenth-century Florence · fifteenth-century Italy · local hangout · school play · auditorium · theatre setting

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Distance: 0.2285

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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

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

Setting labels: high school · Earth · space colony · future Earth · spacefaring future · science fiction world · everyday future · outer space · colony life

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Distance: 0.2304

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The Weight of the Stars

K. Ancrum · 2019

A misfit teen girl in a near-future town falls for the new girl while both are shaped by family, space, and loss.

Why this is here

Premise labels: star dreams · space ambition · outsider friendship · slow-burn romance · found family · family responsibility · absentee parent · new girl

Setting labels: near future · small town · trailer park · high school · space travel · solar system · roof stargazing · NASA-like organization · private space company · contemporary setting

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Distance: 0.2311

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The Girl and the Glim

India Swift · 2017

A shy new kid at school discovers only she can see mysterious creatures tied to fear, friendship, and danger.

Why this is here

Premise labels: new kid · new school · bullying · hidden creature · supernatural ally · fear and anxiety · identity · belonging

Setting labels: new town · new school · school setting · home setting · woods · modern world · contemporary setting

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Distance: 0.2344

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The Boy Who Crashed to Earth

Judd Winick · 2015 · Hilo

A lonely kid and a crash-landed amnesiac alien team up to survive school, robots, and a mystery from space.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien visitor · amnesia mystery · ordinary kid · family of overachievers · school trouble · hidden mission · robot pursuit · friendship quest

Setting labels: modern-day Earth · school setting · small town · home life · science fictional reality · other dimension · alien world · portal travel

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2368

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