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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Fourteenth Goldfish.
Setting labels used: middle school, home life, scientific lab, present day, urban/suburban
Focused on “junior high school” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A science-loving middle schooler and her teen-bodied grandfather chase a breakthrough at the science fair.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · science fair · family home · Bay Area · contemporary · real world · school labs
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1221
A teen who forgets each day but sees the future must navigate love, secrets, and a dark mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary setting · suburban family life · school scenes · home scenes · teen social world · modern day · psychological realism
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1383
![Cover of 暗殺教室 5 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 5] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1372656574i/18141627.jpg)
A school class of would-be assassins faces a brutal baseball match, a new teacher, and a dangerous new weakness.
Why this is here
Setting labels: junior high school · school setting · classroom setting · summer setting · military school influence · extraterrestrial reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1759
A new girl finds a mysterious bracelet that grants animal powers, drawing her into friends, secrets, and danger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: present day · Chicago · Arizona · suburbs · new town · middle school · school life · contemporary setting with speculative elements
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1504
![Cover of 暗殺教室 4 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 4] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1367205397i/17859025.jpg)
Class E faces new assassins, a sibling mystery, and a baseball showdown while their alien teacher keeps them guessing.
Why this is here
Setting labels: junior high school · classroom setting · school setting · fictional reality · extraterrestrial
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1805
After a hypnotic encounter, a teen notices tiny changes in everyone around him and starts questioning reality and his future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: suburban · high school · senior year · Illinois · contemporary · present-day · home life · school social circle
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1518
A lazy middle schooler accidentally eats knowledge pills and must use his new genius to save his school.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · school closure · hotel · science conference · contemporary · public school
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1532
A science-minded middle schooler gets a chance to redo the past and save a friendship before it all falls apart.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · high school · seventh grade · senior year · school fair · contemporary setting · parallel reality · time travel world · school community
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1557
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
Setting labels: contemporary · school setting · library setting · home setting · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1559
A teen secretly linked to a parasite is pulled into escalating danger as other parasites infiltrate society and politics.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary Earth · urban society · human society · political sphere · school setting · social infiltration setting · scientific/observational reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1560
A schoolgirl’s sudden invisibility draws her into a secret circle of kids with powers and a dangerous hidden origin.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · middle school · teen contemporary · small-scale reality · lightly fantastical world · local adventure
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1588
An 11-year-old’s wish to stay young traps him in repeating fifth grade while everyone else keeps growing up.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · fifth grade · elementary school · school year · birthday setting · contemporary setting · time loop reality · age-progressing world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1618
