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Characterization labels used: pragmatic protagonist, loner protagonist, resourceful protagonist, strong-willed heroine, teen ensemble, diverse cast, genius teens, pilot protagonist, depressed protagonist, traumatized protagonist, reluctant leader, supportive side characters

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And All the Stars

Andrea K. Höst · 2012

A teen artist caught at ground zero of an alien attack must survive, adapt, and unite with other teens to fight back.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · artist protagonist · introvert · shy heroine · relatable leads · ensemble cast · strong female characters · competent teens · multicultural cast · non-stereotypical characters · resourceful teens · science-minded character · supportive secondary cast

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Distance: 0.1250

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Every Day: The Graphic Novel

David Levithan · 2023 · Every Day

A teen wakes each day in a different body, until one unexpected connection threatens their careful routine.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · consciousness-based protagonist · restless protagonist · lonely protagonist · relentless pursuer · emotionally complicated characters · diverse cast · depressed character · trans male character

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Distance: 0.1254

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The Eighth Guardian

Meredith McCardle · 2014 · Annum Guard

A top student is recruited into a secret time-travel agency and must navigate conspiracies, rules, and a new identity.

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Characterization labels: teen operative · strong heroine · sassy heroine · rebellious protagonist · selfish protagonist · whiny protagonist · smart protagonist · resourceful protagonist · outsider · antagonistic side characters

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Distance: 0.1271

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Mexicoland

Jaime Alfonso Sandoval · 2018

In a future Mexico split by collapse and control, a teen orphan uncovers the truth behind a glittering corporate paradise.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · orphan · reluctant hero · naive protagonist · cowardly protagonist · passive protagonist · agency imbalance · strong supporting cast · memorable side characters · morally compromised system · character growth · adult allies · privileged youth

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Distance: 0.1300

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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: 0.1391

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Orange: The Complete Collection, Volume 1

Ichigo Takano · 2016 · Orange: The Complete Collection

A shy high schooler gets a letter from her future self urging her to save a new classmate from a tragic fate.

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Characterization labels: shy heroine · timid protagonist · passive heroine · relatable protagonist · selfless friend · protective friend · popular boy · transfer student · supportive friend group · teen characters · emotionally burdened

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Distance: 0.1402

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Shade's Children

Garth Nix · 1997 · Shade's Children

In a ruined future where children vanish at fourteen, escaped teens join a mysterious AI-led resistance.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · mysterious mentor · AI character · morally ambiguous guardian · rebellious youth · survivor protagonist · battle-hardened leader · eccentric character · cynical character · resourceful characters

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Distance: 0.1418

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The Other Side of Dawn

John Marsden · 2007 · Tomorrow

As war nears its end, Ellie is separated from her friends and pushed through capture, escape, and a final fight for survival.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · ensemble cast · strong heroine · imperfect heroine · resourceful · brave · stubborn · self-centered (mixed) · annoying protagonist (mixed) · realistic characters · rounded characters · traumatized · PTSD · orphan · captured protagonist · children in danger · young guerrillas · ordinary teens under pressure

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Distance: 0.1421

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The Armored Saint

Myke Cole · 2018 · The Sacred Throne

A teen girl in an oppressive theocracy defies anti-magic enforcers and discovers what love, fear, and resistance cost.

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Characterization labels: teenage protagonist · female protagonist · impulsive heroine · flawed heroine · strong-willed protagonist · naive protagonist · reckless protagonist · brave protagonist · character-driven cast · vile antagonists · supportive father · best friend

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Distance: 0.1424

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Dragon Pearl

Yoon Ha Lee · 2019 · Thousand Worlds

A fox-spirit teen runs into space to clear her brother’s name and uncovers a dangerous relic hunt.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · resourceful heroine · clever trickster · impulsive protagonist · brave protagonist · morally gray protagonist · headstrong protagonist · young fox spirit · supportive side characters

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Distance: 0.1436

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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

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Distance: 0.1438

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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.

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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

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Distance: 0.1446

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