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Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller

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Similar in characterization + relationships

These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for Otherearth. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, flawed protagonist, maturing protagonist, traumatized protagonist, hacker character, tech genius, evil conglomerate, secretive ally, romantic interest, sentient nonhuman characters, antagonistic friend, supportive side character

Relationships labels used: teen romance, childhood friends, friends on the run, found family, allyship, betrayal, parent-child conflict, stepfamily conflict, romantic partnership, power imbalance

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization + relationships embeddings are close.

Cover of Exposure by Kathy Reichs

Exposure

Kathy Reichs · 2014 · Virals

A teen pack with dangerous powers investigates a school kidnapping while their own secrets and bonds begin to unravel.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1177

Cover of The Rule of Thoughts by James Dashner

The Rule of Thoughts

James Dashner · 2014 · The Mortality Doctrine

A teen hacker wakes in another boy’s body and races through virtual and real worlds to stop a sentient AI takeover.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1258

Cover of Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky by Joseph  Evans

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1283

Cover of Sparks of Light by Janet B.  Taylor

Sparks of Light

Janet B. Taylor · 2017 · Into the Dim

A teen time traveler returns to Gilded Age New York to stop a dangerous device from rewriting the future.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1294

Cover of Icons by Margaret Stohl

Icons

Margaret Stohl · 2013 · Icons

In an alien-ruled future, four teens with strange emotional powers uncover why they survived The Day.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1308

Cover of Boy 7 by Mirjam Mous

Boy 7

Mirjam Mous · 2009 · Best of YA | XS

An amnesiac teen follows clues in his backpack to uncover his identity, and a secret experiment tied to his forgotten past.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1320

Cover of UnBound by Neal Shusterman

UnBound

Neal Shusterman, Brendan Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman, Michelle Knowlden, Terry Black · 2015 · Unwind Dystology

A dark anthology returns to a dystopian world, revisiting old wounds, new angles, and possible futures.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1347

Cover of The Eighth Guardian by Meredith McCardle

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1361

Cover of Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Peña

Superman: Dawnbreaker

Matt de la Peña · 2019 · DC Icons

Teen Clark Kent discovers new powers and a town-wide mystery while Smallville hides a troubling secret.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1364

Cover of Weave a Circle Round by Kari Maaren

Weave a Circle Round

Kari Maaren · 2017

A quiet teen’s life unravels when strange neighbors arrive next door and pull her into a mythic time-travel mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1373

Cover of Vortex by S.J. Kincaid

Vortex

S.J. Kincaid · 2013 · Insignia

A rebellious cadet in a corporate-run future must choose between career advancement, friends, and his ideals.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1376

Cover of Pandemic by Yvonne Ventresca

Pandemic

Yvonne Ventresca · 2014

A traumatized teen stockpiles for disaster, then must survive a deadly flu outbreak while her town falls apart.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1376