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Premise labels used: magic school, forbidden knowledge, underdog investigator, missing students, chosen elite, school mystery

Themes labels used: perseverance, friendship, loyalty, teamwork, identity, class inequality, learning, self-worth, bullying, coming of age, prejudice, achievement without power

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Cover of 暗殺教室 3 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 3] by Yusei Matsui

暗殺教室 3 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 3]

Yusei Matsui, 松井優征 · 2013 · 暗殺教室 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu]

A bizarre class trip and new transfer student deepen the absurd, heartfelt mission to assassinate their alien teacher.

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Premise labels: teacher assassination · classroom mission · alien teacher · save-the-world threat · underachiever class · school rivalry · revenge setup

Themes labels: education · student growth · self-worth · bullying · social exclusion · teamwork · revenge · redemption · humanity · identity · purpose · perspective shift · leadership · learning through conflict

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Distance: 0.1667

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Cover of 暗殺教室 9 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 9] by Yusei Matsui

暗殺教室 9 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 9]

Yusei Matsui, 松井優征 · 2014 · 暗殺教室 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu]

A school class keeps trying to assassinate their tentacled teacher while navigating fights, school politics, and new bonds.

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Premise labels: assassination attempt · school setting · teacher-student bond · classroom conflict · hidden threat · student underdog

Themes labels: belonging · self-worth · education · mentorship · friendship · identity · family pressure · school hierarchy · empathy · growth · choice · loyalty · justice · bullying

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Distance: 0.1704

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Cover of So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane

So You Want to Be a Wizard

Diane Duane · 1983 · Young Wizards

Bullied library kid Nita finds a wizard manual and joins another novice in a secret, science-inflected quest to save reality.

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Premise labels: young wizard · wizard training · mysterious book · school bullying · world-saving quest · alternate world · scientific magic

Themes labels: bullying · friendship · courage · responsibility · choice · compassion · sacrifice · good vs evil · entropy · preserving life · environmentalism · knowledge · books and reading · self-discovery · growing up · death and loss · care for living things

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Distance: 0.1787

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Cover of The School for Whatnots by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The School for Whatnots

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2022

A rich boy at an unusual school races to find his missing best friend—and learn who, if anyone, is really real.

Why this is here

Premise labels: android classmates · secret identity · friendship quest · school mystery · class inequality · privilege

Themes labels: friendship · privilege · wealth inequality · classism · identity · humanity · truth and lies · education · bullying · empathy · belonging · social commentary · systemic poverty · opportunity · kindness

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Distance: 0.1818

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Cover of Megamonster by David Walliams

Megamonster

David Walliams · 2021

A misfit girl at a terrifying island school uncovers a monstrous secret and must outwit the adults behind it.

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Premise labels: misfit school · evil school · monster transformation · escape quest · child vs adults · hidden secret

Themes labels: friendship · bravery · courage · resistance · good vs evil · empowerment · impossible odds · survival · school bullying · authority abuse · misbehavior · revenge · humor as coping

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Distance: 0.1858

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Cover of The Superteacher Project: A Hilarious Middle Grade Story about an AI Robot Teacher by Gordon Korman

The Superteacher Project: A Hilarious Middle Grade Story about an AI Robot Teacher

Gordon Korman · 2023

A rule-breaking seventh grader suspects his new teacher is hiding an impossible secret in this humorous school mystery.

Why this is here

Premise labels: AI teacher · robot teacher · school mystery · prankster protagonist · secret experiment · teacher imposter

Themes labels: humanity · artificial intelligence · ethics · education · friendship · teamwork · acceptance · prejudice · identity · loyalty · belonging · what makes a good teacher · what makes humans unique

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Distance: 0.1879

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Cover of Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

Etiquette & Espionage

Gail Carriger · 2013 · Finishing School

A misfit teen is sent to finishing school and discovers it trains young ladies in etiquette, espionage, and secrets.

Why this is here

Premise labels: finishing school · spy training · assassin training · deceptive education · secret school · boarding school intrigue · girl spy

Themes labels: etiquette · espionage · deception · friendship · female agency · gender roles · social performance · class · schooling · self-discovery · truthfulness · manipulation · morality · women's roles

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Distance: 0.1879

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Cover of Blühender Verrat by Marie Graßhoff

Blühender Verrat

Marie Graßhoff · 2022 · Spring Storm

A lucky outsider enters a power academy where cosmic abilities, rivalries, and a looming war reshape her future.

Why this is here

Premise labels: academy admission · special abilities · found family · queer romance · class conflict · war outbreak

Themes labels: identity · self-discovery · belonging · trust · friendship · loyalty · prejudice · power and responsibility · survival · social division · politics · equality · trauma · luck vs effort · acceptance

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Distance: 0.1896

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Cover of Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins? by Liz Kessler

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

Themes labels: friendship · acceptance · identity · belonging · self-discovery · secrecy · trust · teamwork · responsibility · using power for good · growing up · hidden potential · looking past stereotypes

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Distance: 0.1903

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Cover of Unsouled by Will Wight

Unsouled

Will Wight · 2016 · Cradle

A shunned boy denied magic must outwit a rigid clan society and carve his own path to power.

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Premise labels: underdog hero · power progression · forbidden training · defy fate · forge own path · rise to power · outcast protagonist · social outcast · survival through wits · training journey · magic system focus

Themes labels: self-improvement · perseverance · hard work · destiny · identity · resilience · injustice · social hierarchy · class prejudice · merit vs birth · forging a path · power and honor · defying expectations · coming of age · limitations and potential

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Distance: 0.1924

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Cover of Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

Red Sister

Mark Lawrence · 2017 · Book of the Ancestor

A girl rescued from execution enters a convent of warrior nuns, where hidden bloodline powers and old enemies collide.

Why this is here

Premise labels: assassin nuns · magic school · training convent · chosen one · hidden powers · bloodline gifts · outcast recruit · survival training · fugitive past · political threat

Themes labels: friendship · loyalty · violence · survival · power · religion · faith · identity · coming of age · fate · choice · revenge · class inequality · social hierarchy · corruption · politics · human nature · hidden potential

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Distance: 0.1926

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Cover of Leoniderne by Nanna Foss

Leoniderne

Nanna Foss · 2020 · Spektrum

A quiet teen's dream of a stranger pulls her and her classmates into a mystery of strange powers and time travel.

Why this is here

Premise labels: sleep-dream link · prophetic dream · new student · school project · mysterious abilities · time travel · mystery hook · friend group

Themes labels: friendship · identity · belonging · trust · self-doubt · self-acceptance · coming of age · mobility of fate · choice · family · school life · bullying · teamwork · responsibility

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Distance: 0.1928

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