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Characterization labels used: college student protagonists, female-led ensemble, genderqueer protagonist, queer protagonist, science student protagonists, geology student, young adults, mad scientist, rich elite antagonists, newbie heroes, relatable narrator, nerdy protagonists, supportive friends, powered by accident, identity-seeking

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Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi

Rob MacGregor · 1991 · Indiana Jones: Prequels

A young Indiana Jones is pulled from graduate studies into a Greek dig, where myth, politics, and danger collide.

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Characterization labels: young protagonist · naive hero · college student · graduate student · linguistics scholar · future archaeologist · femme fatale · seductive professor · reckless adventurer · rebellious student · inexperienced hero · vulnerable hero · charismatic lead · complex antagonist · female antagonist · political operator

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Distance: 0.1574

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Where She Fell

Kaitlin Ward · 2018

A geology-loving teen falls into a sinkhole and must survive an underground colony, dangerous creatures, and a way home.

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Characterization labels: socially awkward protagonist · anxious protagonist · aspiring scientist · geology nerd · coming-of-age arc · dynamic protagonist · relatable heroine · brave heroine · resourceful heroine · people-pleasing · low self-esteem · reluctant leader · smart side character · protective leader · insular community

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Distance: 0.1606

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Alien: Echo

Mira Grant · 2019 · Aliens / Predator / Prometheus Universe

On a new colony world, a teen xenobiologist fights to save her sister when an alien infestation erupts and family secrets surface.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · lesbian protagonist · xenobiologist · intelligent heroine · resourceful · brave · obsessive crush · angsty teen · sickly sister · twin sisters · adult incompetence · supportive parents · scientist parents · strong sibling bond · final girl · reluctant hero · young female lead

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Distance: 0.1610

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No Mistakes

Vasily Mahanenko · 2020 · World of the Changed

A hyped mobile game turns Earth into a lethal RPG, and one student must survive long enough to save his sister.

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Characterization labels: student protagonist · young adult protagonist · older sibling caretaker · loner hero · emotionally flat protagonist · resourceful protagonist · lucky protagonist · passive protagonist · flat side characters · thin characterization

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Distance: 0.1650

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Child of a Hidden Sea

A.M. Dellamonica · 2014 · Hidden Sea Tales

A 24-year-old biologist chasing her birth family is swept into a magical ocean world of politics, secrets, and exile.

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Characterization labels: curious protagonist · scientist heroine · marine biologist · diver · academic protagonist · adult YA crossover · proactive heroine · stubborn heroine · naive protagonist · siblings · genius sibling · adopted protagonist · found family · alienated outsider · romantic tension · morally decent heroine · immature voice

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Shock

Robin Cook · 2006

Two graduate students take a fertility-clinic egg donation job to uncover what became of their eggs—and uncover far more.

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Characterization labels: Female protagonists · Graduate students · PhD students · College students · Intelligent but naive · Reckless · Impulsive · Curious · Naive · Stilted dialogue · One-dimensional characters · Stock characters · Interchangeable personalities

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Distance: 0.1677

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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

Hank Green · 2018 · The Carls

A young woman’s viral video of a strange sculpture thrusts her into global fame and a worldwide first-contact mystery.

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Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · unlikable protagonist · messy · self-centered · ambitious · attention-seeking · snarky · relatable · human · female narrator · young adult protagonist · supporting cast thin · scientist character · best friend

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Distance: 0.1710

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Parasyte, Volume 3

Hitoshi Iwaaki · 2008 · Parasyte (8 Volumes Edition)

A teen partially infected by a parasite struggles to stay human as a hidden alien threat spreads through his school.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · nerdy student · do-gooder · coldening protagonist · more pragmatic · more violent · more tactical · sentient parasite · ambiguous antagonist · teacher parasite · new transfer student · investigative student · female classmate · government observers

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Distance: 0.1738

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Peeps

Scott Westerfeld · 2006 · Peeps

A college freshman becomes a parasite carrier who hunts infected exes while uncovering a New York vampire conspiracy.

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Characterization labels: college freshman · nineteen-year-old protagonist · horny narrator · carrier protagonist · self-conscious lead · geeky narrator · sarcastic narrator · smart female lead · stubborn heroine · resourceful protagonist · self-reliant character · ordinary-guy protagonist · antagonistic love interest · female skeptic · bureaucratic handlers

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Distance: 0.1743

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Hazards of Time Travel

Joyce Carol Oates · 2018

A punished teen from a surveilled future is exiled to 1950s Wisconsin, where identity, love, and reality blur.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · naive heroine · curious student · meek protagonist · passive protagonist · outsider · rebellious student · intelligent girl · controlled subject · love interest · authority figure · psychology instructor · exiled student

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Distance: 0.1749

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Moving Mars

Greg Bear · 1993 · Queen of Angels

A Martian student-turned-leader navigates revolution, diplomacy, and radical science as Mars fights Earth for independence.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · young radical · student activist · political leader · scientist · brilliant protagonist · driven protagonist · fleshed-out protagonist · confident leader · complex characters · supporting characters

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Distance: 0.1757

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The Warning

James Patterson · 2019

Two teens return to an evacuated town and uncover a hidden force behind the lockdown, strange behavior, and escalating danger.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · high school students · young adult leads · likeable teens · best friends · budding romance · intelligent heroine · superhuman protagonist · antagonist hidden late · adult characters underdeveloped · mouthy teens · immature teen voice · heroic family

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Distance: 0.1763

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