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Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, angsty teen, withdrawn protagonist, loner, reluctant leader, protective older boy, free spirit, bullies, skeptical adults, ghostly staff, sympathetic ensemble

Relationships labels used: first love, teen romance, friendship, found family, dorm alliances, brotherly care, rivalry, cliques, romantic bond, caregiver power imbalance

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Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky

Joseph Evans · 2011 · Seckry Sequence

A relocated teen in a futuristic city stumbles into a corporate secret, a missing girl, and a mystery that upends his life.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · kind-hearted hero · shy protagonist · curious protagonist · brave protagonist · protective protagonist · flat characters · memorable side characters · mentor figure · villainous corporation

Relationships labels: friendship · first love · teen romance · mentor-student · family relocation · parent-child loss · found family · trust issues · group of friends · protector bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1247

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The Book of Koli

M.R. Carey · 2020 · Rampart Trilogy

A teenage outcast in a walled future village discovers secrets about old tech, power, and a deadly changed world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · immature protagonist · self-aware narrator · thoughtful protagonist · naive protagonist · coming-of-age protagonist · outcast · young male lead · rampart elite · healer · artificial intelligence · woodsmith · authoritarian leaders · sympathetic protagonist

Relationships labels: best friends · crush · love triangle · family hierarchy · mentor relationship · power imbalance · community dependence · romantic frustration · friendship · fellowship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1377

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Children of Eden

Joey Graceffa, Laura L. Sullivan · 2016 · Children of Eden

In a controlled post-apocalyptic city, an illegal second-born girl escapes hiding and gets pulled into rebellion and secrets.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · sheltered protagonist · rebellious heroine · willful · determined · reckless · naive

Relationships labels: family secrecy · parent-child conflict · sibling bond · twin bond · friendship · betrayal · love triangle · bisexual love triangle · romantic tension · found friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1383

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The Awakening

K.E. Ganshert, Katie Ganshert · 2015 · The Gifting

A teen with hidden powers goes on the run, joining an underground resistance while a dangerous truth about her role emerges.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · frustrated heroine · insecure heroine · impulsive heroine · stubborn heroine · self-doubting protagonist · protective love interest · chosen one figure · gifted group · secondary cast ensemble · questioning authority

Relationships labels: romantic subplot · protective relationship · teens in love · friendship group · found family · family ties · mentor loss · rivalry · jealousy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1387

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ダンダダン 5 [Dan Da Dan 5]

Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸 · 2022 · ダンダダン [Dan Da Dan]

A cursed mountain-town visit turns into a chaotic mix of haunted-house mystery, monster attacks, and messy teen feelings.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · awkward boys · protective heroine · empathetic spirit · tragic antagonist · goofy friend · supportive ally · cursed victim · possessed body

Relationships labels: love triangle · friendship rivalry · childhood friends · romantic rivalry · buddy chemistry · group bonding · protective friendship · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1391

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Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

Kevin Christopher Snipes · 2022

A closeted Christian teen reunites with his first crush as uncanny disasters test their love and faith.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: closeted teen · anxious protagonist · churchgoing boy · religious teen · atheist love interest · charismatic love interest · stubborn love interest · supportive friend · messy teens · self-sabotage · self-acceptance arc · fearful character · defiant character · quieter lead · brash lead

Relationships labels: teen romance · secret relationship · forbidden attraction · best friendship · supportive friendship · parent-child conflict · religious family conflict · community judgment · romantic reunion · miscommunication

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1410

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Maximum Ride, Vol. 5

NaRae Lee, James Patterson · 2011 · Maximum Ride: The Manga

A fugitive flock of winged teens heads west, facing betrayal, destiny, and a looming secret plan.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · found family · leader burden · reluctant leader · protective heroine · talkative side characters · betrayer · traitor · child experiment · creepy child · mad scientist · brooding love interest · annoyed rival

Relationships labels: found family · sibling bond · romantic tension · love confession · betrayal · authority conflict · team conflict · protector dynamic · family loyalty · friendship under pressure

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1414

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Otherearth

Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller · 2018 · Last Reality

On the run from a powerful game company, Simon and friends dive back into VR as reality begins to fracture.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · flawed protagonist · maturing protagonist · traumatized protagonist · hacker character · tech genius · evil conglomerate · secretive ally · romantic interest · sentient nonhuman characters · antagonistic friend · supportive side character

Relationships labels: teen romance · childhood friends · friends on the run · found family · allyship · betrayal · parent-child conflict · stepfamily conflict · romantic partnership · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1416

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Hive

A.J. Betts · 2018 · Hive

In a sealed hive-like community, a curious teen beekeeper uncovers a tiny impossibility that cracks open her world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: naive protagonist · inquisitive heroine · beekeeper protagonist · teen protagonist · curious outsider · authority figure · judge · community elders · best friend · likely unreliable narrator · madness fear · quietly brave · gutsy

Relationships labels: best friends · community bonds · romantic tension · regulated marriage · family structure · power imbalance · mentor authority · friendship under pressure · betrayal · secret alliance · sibling-like community

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1426

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The Saints

Lex Thomas · 2013 · Quarantine

A virus-quarantined high school spirals into new gang warfare when rescue efforts fail and rival factions seize power.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · antiheroic teens · psychopathic leader · female character development · unstable charmer · gang leaders · moral decline

Relationships labels: sibling relationship · romantic tension · love triangle · gang loyalty · rivalry · friendship strain · parent-child conflict · power struggle

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1428

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Strange Weather: Four Short Novels

Joe Hill · 2017

Four loosely linked novellas twist memory, weather, guns, and survival into unsettling, high-concept horror.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young male protagonist · adult protagonist · strong female protagonist · bullied outsider · loner · inventive · reluctant hero · morally compromised · unhinged · paranoid · psychologically damaged · politically polarized · ordinary people · everyday hero

Relationships labels: parent child · friendship · mentor figure · romantic longing · unrequited love · rivalry · community under stress · family loss · power imbalance · betrayal · hero worship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1431

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Feed

M.T. Anderson · 2004

A teen’s moon vacation turns into a close-up look at a brain-implanted media system, a collapsing world, and a fragile romance.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: immature teen · self-absorbed youth · alienated narrator · more aware girl · brainwashed peers · shallow characters · thoughtful outsider · unlikable protagonist · complicated characters · static character arc

Relationships labels: teen romance · star-crossed lovers · peer pressure · friend group · family strain · dependence · social conformity · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1435

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