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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Going Wild.
Setting labels used: present day, Chicago, Arizona, suburbs, new town, middle school, school life, contemporary setting with speculative elements
Focused on “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.
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: 0.1560
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: 0.1694
With a month left before an asteroid ends the world, a misfit teen hunts the truth behind her friend’s death.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · coastal town · high school · pre-apocalyptic future · present-day contemporary reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1753
An eleven-year-old’s life changes when her scientist grandfather reverses aging and lands in middle school with her.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · home life · scientific lab · present day · urban/suburban
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1504
A shy teacher stranded in the future must phone a work nemesis to save her past self—and maybe fall in love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · school setting · high school · New York City · future timeline · present day
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1812
Two former friends relive graduation day in a time loop, forcing them to rethink love, friendship, and the future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · graduation day · small town · present day · school setting · electronic store · suburban setting · looped reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1858
A teen falls for a girl, loses her, and gets repeated chances to rewind time—at a cost to everyone else he loves.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · college transition · party setting · contemporary setting · present day
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1860
A shy new kid at school discovers only she can see mysterious creatures tied to fear, friendship, and danger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: new town · new school · school setting · home setting · woods · modern world · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1591
A grieving Mexican American teen’s quiet desert life is upended when her missing mother returns via a crashed spacecraft.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Arizona desert · small town · Sonoran Desert · high school · contemporary United States · borderland setting · real world plus speculative elements
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1893
A normal teen in a superhero city is pulled into a mystery when a masked rescuer everyone calls a villain needs her help.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero society · crime-ridden city · high school · school play · contemporary setting · fictional city · urban setting · present-day feel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1944
A lonely teen reliving the same day over 300 times meets an unexpected boy whose arrival may change everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Chicago · urban setting · high school · therapy office · retail bakery · movie theater · contemporary setting · present day · time loop reality · teen world · school setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1975
A lonely gay teen falls for a mystery boy with fire powers, then gets pulled into secrets, danger, and first love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: suburban Philadelphia · high school · Dairy Queen · contemporary setting · real world with speculative elements
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2000
