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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Girl and the Glim.
Setting labels used: new town, new school, school setting, home setting, woods, modern world, contemporary setting
Focused on “light fantasy” 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.
A 15-year-old boy wakes up invisible and teams with a blind girl while his family races to explain and reverse it.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · school setting · library setting · home setting · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1122
Two middle-school boys start losing their memories to each other and must uncover the strange link before they lose themselves.
Why this is here
Setting labels: same town · different sides of town · different schools · middle school · post-pandemic · contemporary · real-world setting · light fantasy · science fiction element
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1711
After being framed at school, a bullied girl is hurled into a bleak future where her choices have changed everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · small town · new town · future world · dystopian future · moors · present day · weather storm · local future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1415
A boy who can alter reality joins a secret agency to uncover a father’s disappearance and a strange school mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern-day · school setting · coastal setting · small-town setting · alternate realities · supernatural reality · contemporary world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1444
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: 0.1498
An awkward teen swallows a tiny supercomputer that promises coolness, popularity, and a shot at his crush.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · teen social world · school cliques · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1556
A new girl finds a mysterious bracelet that grants animal powers, drawing her into friends, secrets, and danger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: present day · Chicago · Arizona · suburbs · new town · middle school · school life · contemporary setting with speculative elements
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1591
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: 0.1616
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: 0.1677
A nerdy ten-year-old discovers he’s the last ninja on Earth and must use family inventions to save his town.
Why this is here
Setting labels: junkyard · small town · school setting · forest setting · contemporary · fantastical reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1705
A teen partially infected by a parasite struggles to stay human as a hidden alien threat spreads through his school.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · Earth · urban setting · contemporary setting · invasion narrative · hidden-in-plain-sight reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1707
A middle school boy with supervillain parents must hide his own powers and team up with unexpected friends to save them.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · school setting · small town · secret world · superhero world · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1739
