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These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for Everyone We've Been. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: teen girl, violist, introspective protagonist, emotionally isolated, depressed protagonist, protective parent, best friend, ex-boyfriend, supportive friend

Relationships labels used: first love, ex-boyfriend, best friend, family estrangement, parent-child relationship, divorce, friendship, sibling relationship, support system

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More Happy Than Not

Adam Silvera · 2015

A Bronx teen considers a memory-erasing procedure that could free him from pain—or erase his true self.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · queer teen · troubled youth · self-loathing · complex protagonist · supportive girlfriend · new best friend · homophobic peers · flawed characters · emotionally damaged

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · love triangle · supportive girlfriend · new friendship · familial loss · parent-child strain · peer betrayal · chosen family · cheating

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1187

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The Space Between Here & Now

Sarah Suk · 2023

A Korean-Canadian teen with scent-triggered time slips goes to Korea to uncover her mother’s disappearance and her own past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reserved protagonist · brave protagonist · emotionally mature teen · emotionally unavailable father · single father · absent mother · supportive best friend · sweet love interest · supportive aunt · complex side characters

Relationships labels: father-daughter relationship · absent parent · estranged mother · best friendship · budding romance · family dynamics · found family · parent-child miscommunication · supportive friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1229

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The Locket

Stacey Jay · 2011

A teen gets a magical do-over after cheating on her boyfriend, but changing one mistake scrambles everything.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · popular jock · sweet best friend · self-centered boyfriend · insecure heroine · dependent protagonist · two love interests

Relationships labels: best friends · romantic triangle · boyfriend girlfriend · childhood friends · mutual friends · betrayal · unrequited love · friendship · first love

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1233

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Remember Me

Estelle Laure · 2022

In a near-future town, a teen discovers she erased painful memories and must decide whether to reclaim them.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · restless teen · emotionally traumatized · memory loss victim · supportive grandmother · best friends · love interest · doctor figure · non-binary side character · flawed adults · relatable characters

Relationships labels: first love · second chance romance · best friends · family conflict · grandmother-grandchild · parent-child tension · romantic memory bond · friend group · supportive friendship · adult distrust

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1272

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Your Life Has Been Delayed

Michelle I. Mason · 2021

A 17-year-old boarding a 1995 flight wakes in 2020 and must rebuild her life amid grief, fame, and changing loyalties.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reluctant hero · journalist · curious · naive · immature · rule-following · supportive side characters

Relationships labels: best friends · former boyfriend · love triangle · parent-child · sibling relationship · found family · friend betrayal · support group · family secrecy · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1289

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Noggin

John Corey Whaley · 2014

A terminally ill teen wakes five years later in a new body and must face the life, love, and friends that moved on without him.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · sympathetic narrator · wry humor · relatable · immature · selfish (mixed) · reckless · brave · stubborn · whiny (mixed) · supportive parents · best friend · new friend · ex-girlfriend fixation

Relationships labels: parent-child · best friendship · romance · ex-partner · engagement · unrequited love · friendship strain · family grief · lost time · queer friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1290

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Cover of The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology by Veronica Roth

The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology

Veronica Roth · 2019 · Carve the Mark

Six illustrated YA sci-fi novellas explore future worlds where love, grief, and hope collide with strange technologies.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young adults · tortured characters · emotionally damaged characters · grieving characters · mentally ill characters · self-reflective · feisty heroine · loyal sibling · isolated outsider

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · siblings · family dynamics · parent-child conflict · estranged friends · best friends · community bonds · sibling rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1300

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Space Boy Volume 1

Stephen McCranie · 2018 · Space Boy

A synesthetic teen wakes on future Earth after 30 years in cryosleep and is drawn into a quiet, mysterious new life.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girl · relatable protagonist · emotionally astute · hopeful · curious · isolated · out of place · mysterious boy · reclusive boy · artistic boy · supportive parents · best friend group · endearing cast · realistic flaws

Relationships labels: friendship · best friends · family bonds · parent-child · new friends · community ties · found friendship · loneliness · belonging

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1300

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Shiny Happy People

Clay McLeod Chapman · 2025

A traumatized teen investigates a viral party drug that makes her town eerily perfect—and dangerously not themselves.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · adopted protagonist · anxious protagonist · straight-edge protagonist · outsider protagonist · new kid ally · mysterious outsider · perfectionist · smart protagonist · controlling protagonist · traumatized protagonist · loner

Relationships labels: adoptive family · best friends · brother-sister relationship · romantic tension · friendship under pressure · peer pressure · trust issues · community conformity · family trauma · protective alliance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1335

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Denton Little's Deathdate

Lance Rubin · 2015 · Denton Little

A teen who knows his exact death date has two days to find love, answers, and maybe a way to survive.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · flawed narrator · humorous narrator · best friend sidekick · love triangle · supportive family

Relationships labels: friendship · bromance · love triangle · girlfriend relationship · family dynamics · stepfamily · best friend

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1339

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No Beauties or Monsters

Tara Goedjen · 2021

Returning to a haunted desert town, a teen with missing memories investigates disappearances and a reality-bending family secret.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female lead · unreliable heroine · fragile protagonist · determined protagonist · badass female lead · climbing hobby · family-centered · secretive characters · villainous figure · blind sibling · stepbrother · younger brother · former friend · first love

Relationships labels: siblings · stepfamily · family dynamics · friendship · former best friends · childhood friends · first love · romantic tension · parent-child · protective sibling bond · complicated relationships · blended family · estrangement

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1361

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The Cats We Meet Along the Way

Nadia Mikail · 2022

A grieving teen joins a Malaysian road trip to find her estranged sister before an unavoidable apocalypse arrives.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · angry protagonist · grieving protagonist · estranged sister · single mother · supportive boyfriend · boyfriend's parents · loving family · emotionally unavailable mother · deceased father · stray cat

Relationships labels: mother-daughter bond · sibling estrangement · romantic relationship · family reconciliation · parent-child grief · in-law family · community care

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1375

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