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These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Vol. 1: BFF. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: child genius, preteen heroine, black girl protagonist, misfit, inventor, skeptical, headstrong, protective dinosaur, relatable outsider, snarky, brave

Relationships labels used: friendship, unlikely duo, girl and dinosaur, parents and child, teachers and student, peer alienation, protector bond, mentor conflict

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Cover of Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky

Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres and the Methods of Rationality

Eliezer Yudkowsky · 2015 · Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

An alternate-universe Harry Potter uses science and rationality to probe magic, challenge Hogwarts, and remake his fate.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: child prodigy · rationalist · smart protagonist · annoying genius · arrogant protagonist · self-centered protagonist · overly mature child · relatable flaws · dark lord aspiration · logical villain · over-the-top characterization · female characters weak

Relationships labels: friendship · unlikely friendship · mentor-student tension · rivalry · family change · adoptive family · found family · student-teacher conflict · power imbalance · uncertain friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1621

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Cover of My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville

My Teacher Is an Alien

Bruce Coville · 2005 · My Teacher Is an Alien

A sixth-grader discovers her substitute teacher is an alien and races to stop his secret plan.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: smart girl · science fiction lover · class brain · bully · strict teacher · suspicious student · relatable tween · clear motivations

Relationships labels: unlikely friends · student-teacher conflict · friendship duo · class rivalry · peer support · protective friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1629

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Cover of The Box and the Dragonfly by Ted Sanders

The Box and the Dragonfly

Ted Sanders · 2015 · The Keepers

A curious boy follows a sign with his name to a hidden warehouse and is drawn into a dangerous conflict over magical objects.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: bookish protagonist · scientific thinker · logical thinker · curious hero · timid but brave · headstrong girl · skeptical girl · instinctive thinker · villainous mentor · creepy villain · supportive parents · character development

Relationships labels: friendship · loyalty · trust · family bonds · parent child · mentor student · teamwork · bonded partners · found family · rival factions

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1744

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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.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: brave heroine · strong female lead · funny protagonist · misbehaving children · evil teachers · mad scientist · villainous woman · cartoonish characters · many characters · likeable protagonist · resourceful protagonist · reluctant reader-friendly

Relationships labels: friendship · child solidarity · mentorless survival · power imbalance · adults vs children · teamwork · found friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1829

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Cover of Moongarden by Michelle A. Barry

Moongarden

Michelle A. Barry · 2022 · Plotting the Stars

A lonely moon-school student uncovers a hidden garden, secret magic, and a conspiracy tied to Earth’s toxic past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: misfit · outcast · underdog · reluctant student · brave heroine · curious protagonist · defiant protagonist · socially anxious · prickly · morally gray · determined · strong-willed · awkward · lonely · popular boy · robot sidekick · clone character · elite parents · pressure to succeed · coming-of-age protagonist

Relationships labels: friendship · unlikely friends · platonic friendship · found family · parent-child pressure · parental expectations · peer support · mentor relationship · school hierarchy · romance-free · teamwork · loyalty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1840

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Cover of Gears of Revolution by J. Scott Savage

Gears of Revolution

J. Scott Savage · 2016 · Mysteries of Cove

Two teens chase a missing inventor into a dragon-haunted world and get trapped in a dangerous civil war.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · inventor · mechanic · feisty girl · mysterious ally · trusted-then-doubted · smart kids · reluctant leaders · character growth · flawed teens · resourceful · loner

Relationships labels: friendship · challenged friendship · trust issues · betrayal · parent-child search · group rivalry · power struggle · civil conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1851

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Cover of The Hangman's Revolution by Eoin Colfer

The Hangman's Revolution

Eoin Colfer · 2014 · W.A.R.P.

A time-shifted teen agent must repair a fractured timeline and stop a fascist empire from reshaping Europe.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young agent · teen protagonist · magician in training · reluctant hero · clever protagonist · snarky protagonist · morally upright protagonist · villainous mastermind · villain with ideology · eccentric inventor · gang leader · comic relief character · strong female protagonist · antihero

Relationships labels: friendship · partnership · teamwork · unlikely allies · mentor-student · family tension · power struggle · rivalry · criminal alliance · betrayal · dependence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1856

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Cover of Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger

Curtsies & Conspiracies

Gail Carriger · 2013 · Finishing School

A spy-in-training at an airborne finishing school uncovers a conspiracy, a kidnapping plot, and complicated new feelings.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: intelligent heroine · resourceful heroine · curious heroine · devious heroine · mischievous heroine · Mary Sue (contested) · self-assured heroine · proactive characters · good-hearted boy · evil genius students

Relationships labels: friendship · female friendship · best friends · love triangle · romantic tension · sibling relationship · class differences · teacher-student power · rival schools · boy meets girl

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1859

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Cover of Bumi by Tere Liye

Bumi

Tere Liye · 2014 · Bumi

A 15-year-old girl who can disappear is pulled into a hidden world where her secret ties to larger clan conflicts.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · genius friend · supportive friend · comic relief · secretive heroine · impulsive heroine · overpowered characters · idealized teens

Relationships labels: friendship trio · best friends · classmates · family bond · parent-child relationship · mentor figure · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1885

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Cover of What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible by Ross Welford

What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible

Ross Welford · 2016

A bullied girl’s acne cure makes her invisible, thrusting her into secrets, danger, and a search for who she really is.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: preteen protagonist · female protagonist · relatable protagonist · underdog · outsider · bullied child · anxious child · spiky protagonist · loyal friend · caring friend · misfit · strong-willed child

Relationships labels: friendship · unlikely friendship · female-male friendship · grandmother-grandchild · family secrets · absent father · dead mother · great-grandmother · peer cruelty · bully victim · found family · community ties

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1926

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Cover of Stranger Things: Rebel Robin by A.R. Capetta

Stranger Things: Rebel Robin

A.R. Capetta · 2021 · Stranger Things

A queer 1980s teen tries to fit in, then realizes the only escape she needs is becoming herself.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: intelligent teen · sarcastic narrator · misfit · unpopular outsider · queer teen · overthinker · relatable protagonist · dorky charm · witty character · loner · self-questioning · bookish · music kid · nerdy · sensitive

Relationships labels: friend group · female crush · best friends · teacher mentor · peer tension · family support · future friendship · platonic bond · social exclusion · school rivalry · unrequited interest

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1929

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Cover of Whispering Pines by Heidi Lang

Whispering Pines

Heidi Lang, Kati Bartkowski · 2020 · Whispering Pines

A new girl and a town outcast uncover the monstrous secret behind missing kids and stolen eyes in eerie Whispering Pines.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: new girl · outsider · loner · outcast · investigative · skeptical · cautious · impulsive · gifted teen · psychic abilities · empathic ability · ghost hunter family · occult family · grieving child · secret-keeping · brave kids · imperfect characters · well-developed characters · middle schoolers

Relationships labels: unlikely allies · friendship · budding romance · family estrangement · siblings · parent-child loss · teamwork · peer bonding · friend betrayal · protective bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1931

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Cover of Matahari by Tere Liye

Matahari

Tere Liye · 2016 · Bumi

Three teen friends pursue a hidden underground civilization, where a genius’s invention leads them into bigger dangers.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: genius teen · curious protagonist · brash teen · mysterious origin · developing powers · troublemaker · team dynamic · supportive friend

Relationships labels: friendship · trio bond · parent-child · rivalry · teamwork · trust · loyalty · protective friendship · friendship under pressure

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1941

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Cover of The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

The Rithmatist

Brandon Sanderson · 2014 · Rithmatist

A chalk-based magic-school mystery follows a boy who can’t do the magic but knows it better than anyone.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: underdog · obsessive learner · nonmagical protagonist · quirky heroine · mentor figure · ambitious student · social outsider · flawed protagonist

Relationships labels: friendship · mentor-student · rivalry · found friendship · class divide · peer partnership

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1945

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Cover of Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Concealed

Christina Diaz Gonzalez · 2021

A girl in witness protection races to save her missing parents and uncover the truth about her hidden past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female protagonist · clever protagonist · resourceful protagonist · curious protagonist · smart girl · young teen protagonist · computer whiz · hacker · foster kid · scientist parent · mysterious handler · untrustworthy adult · loyal friend · brave kids

Relationships labels: parent-child · friendship · trust issues · found friendship · family secrecy · surrogate mentoring · caregiver conflict · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1953

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Cover of A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wind in the Door

Madeleine L'Engle · 1976 · Time Quintet

Meg must help save her gifted, bullied brother by journeying into a strange inner world where love, naming, and evil collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: gifted child · bullied child · sick child · protective sibling · intuitive heroine · brilliant child · teacher figure · mentor figure · skeptical protagonist · supportive parent

Relationships labels: sibling bond · friendship · parent-child · mentor-student · bully-victim · teamwork · caregiving · family support

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1966

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Cover of Felix, Net i Nika oraz Gang Niewidzialnych Ludzi by Rafał Kosik

Felix, Net i Nika oraz Gang Niewidzialnych Ludzi

Rafał Kosik · 2009 · Felix, Net i Nika

Three Warsaw school friends uncover strange events, inventions, and a hidden mystery as their lives get more surreal.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: thirteen-year-olds · school-age protagonists · inventive kids · gifted teens · mature-for-age characters · high agency · flat characterization · stereotyped gender roles · humorous sidekick · rational boy · emotional girl

Relationships labels: friendship trio · peer dynamics · teacher-student relations · parent-child relations · romantic tension · classroom bullying · rivalry · protective friendship · group cohesion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1971

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Cover of A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole

A Conspiracy of Stars

Olivia A. Cole · 2018 · Faloiv

A teen aspiring scientist on a stranded alien colony uncovers buried truths about her world, her family, and peace on Faloiv.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: aspiring scientist · teen protagonist · curious heroine · determined heroine · logical characters · competitive students · black girl in STEM · hacker · best friend · scientist parents · extremist leader · character-driven

Relationships labels: friendship · found family · parent-child tension · family secrets · romantic subplot · slow-burn romance · rivalry · community conflict · intergenerational conflict · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1975

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Cover of Airman by Eoin Colfer

Airman

Eoin Colfer · 2008

A flight-obsessed boy is framed for murder, sent to a prison island, and must invent his way to freedom.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young protagonist · inventor · mechanical genius · good guy hero · noble hero · ruthless villain · mentor figure · blind musician · princess · royal child · loyal family

Relationships labels: childhood friendship · budding romance · royal friendship · mentor-pupil · family loyalty · betrayal · parent-child conflict · friendship in prison · enemy-to-friend

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1988

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Cover of Thief! by Malorie Blackman

Thief!

Malorie Blackman · 2004

After being framed at school, a bullied girl is hurled into a bleak future where her choices have changed everything.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young female protagonist · new girl · little brother · bullied child · likeable protagonist · vulnerable protagonist · framed victim · tyrant · queen bee · heroic child · bitter future self · corrupted future self

Relationships labels: sibling bond · friendship · peer pressure · bullying · school clique · betrayal · family support · friendship fallout · community hostility · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1993

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Cover of Ponies by Kij Johnson

Ponies

Kij Johnson · 2011

A girl and her pony are invited into a girls-only circle where belonging demands a frightening sacrifice.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young girls · popular girls · outcast girl · talking animal companion · mean girls · naive protagonist · group mentality

Relationships labels: girl and pony · peer group · friendship · false acceptance · betrayal · hierarchy · bullying

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2001

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Cover of The Inventor's Secret by Chad Morris

The Inventor's Secret

Chad Morris · 2013 · Cragbridge Hall

In a futuristic school where students experience history firsthand, twin siblings race to uncover a family secret.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: twin protagonists · female protagonist · male twin · ordinary heroine · genius student · inventor grandfather · relatable characters · bullied outsider · hidden talents · brilliant students · young students

Relationships labels: siblings · twin siblings · grandparent grandchildren · family bond · friendship · bullying · trust issues · teacher-student tension · mentor figure

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2012

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Cover of Cogheart by Peter Bunzl

Cogheart

Peter Bunzl · 2016 · The Cogheart Adventures

A girl, a clockmaker's son, and a mechanical fox race through steampunk Victorian London to uncover a dangerous secret.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: headstrong heroine · bookish heroine · rebellious girl · clockmaker's son · mechanical fox · young inventor · villainous guardian · creepy men · brave child protagonist · timid boy · strong female lead

Relationships labels: father-daughter · friendship · found family · unlikely duo · guardian conflict · trust issues · loyal companion · parent-child bond · protective friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2020

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Cover of The Girl and the Glim by India Swift

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

Characterization labels: awkward protagonist · anxious protagonist · shy protagonist · small-for-age protagonist · outcast · brave protagonist · spunky protagonist · relatable protagonist · bully target · well-meaning parents · distinct side characters

Relationships labels: friendship · new friendship · missing old friends · bullying · peer clique · parent-child · found companionship · protective ally · classmate tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2021

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