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A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories

Ray Bradbury

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These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: timid child, bullied girl, jealous children, fragile protagonist, classroom children, outsider protagonist, immature children

Relationships labels used: bullying, peer cruelty, teacher-student dynamic, classroom hierarchy, group ostracism, childhood jealousy, community exclusion

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All Summer in a Day

Ray Bradbury · 1954

On a rain-soaked Venus, a homesick girl who remembers the sun faces cruelty from classmates awaiting a rare glimpse of daylight.

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Characterization labels: nine-year-olds · outsider · new girl · frail child · lonely child · bullied child · peer group · mean children · teacher · immigrant child · homesick child · nostalgic child

Relationships labels: bullying · ostracism · peer cruelty · outcast dynamic · classroom group · teacher-student · immigrant adjustment · jealousy · group hostility · social exclusion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1227

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タコピーの原罪上 [Takopī no Genzai 1]

Taizan 5, タイザン5 · 2022 · タコピーの原罪 [Takopī no Genzai]

An innocent alien tries to make a bullied child happy, but kindness, trauma, and time travel spiral into tragedy.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: naive protagonist · innocent outsider · bullied child · abused child · antagonistic child · traumatized children · morally ambiguous characters · well-fleshed characters · adult neglect

Relationships labels: bullying · parent-child · neglect · abandonment · peer cruelty · dependency · community failure · family breakdown · sibling comparison

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1438

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Stranger Things: The Bully

Greg Pak · 2020 · Stranger Things: Graphic Novels

A Stranger Things tie-in graphic novel follows a season 1 bully as nightmares, shame, and monsters force him to confront himself.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: bully protagonist · traumatized child · unlikable lead · abusive father · peer-friend duo · conflicted bully · character growth · redeemption attempt

Relationships labels: bullying · father-son conflict · friendship · peer rivalry · group conflict · protective friendship · teamwork · social hierarchy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1452

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Thief!

Malorie Blackman · 2004

After being framed at school, a bullied girl is hurled into a bleak future where her choices have changed everything.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young female protagonist · new girl · little brother · bullied child · likeable protagonist · vulnerable protagonist · framed victim · tyrant · queen bee · heroic child · bitter future self · corrupted future self

Relationships labels: sibling bond · friendship · peer pressure · bullying · school clique · betrayal · family support · friendship fallout · community hostility · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1487

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D.A.

Connie Willis · 2007

A reluctant teen cadet is abruptly selected for elite space training and must uncover why she was chosen.

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Characterization labels: teenage girl · unwilling protagonist · hacker sidekick · plucky heroine · rebel student · likable protagonist · frustrated cadet · unenthusiastic student

Relationships labels: best friends · student-teacher power gap · peer pressure · classmate rivalry · parental pressure · institutional control

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1531

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The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 1

Kazuo Umezu · 2006 · The Drifting Classroom

An elementary school vanishes into a barren wasteland, forcing children and teachers to survive as order collapses.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: elementary school children · teachers under stress · young protagonist · child leader · madness · violent authority figures · panic-driven behavior · vulnerable children · desperate adults · group dynamics

Relationships labels: parent-child conflict · children vs adults · teacher-student power imbalance · peer rivalry · group survival · family separation · authority breakdown · dependence on leadership · community under strain

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1540

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My Friends Call Me Monster

R.L. Stine · 2009 · Goosebumps HorrorLand

A hot-headed middle schooler investigates his strange teacher and uncovers monster eggs, alien danger, and HorrorLand chaos.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: hot-headed protagonist · big kid · prankster · troublemaker · resourceful kid · superstitious teacher · creepy teacher · hidden villain · friendly-looking authority figure · bully risk · self-aware anger

Relationships labels: teacher-student conflict · friend trio · authority mistrust · peer prank rivalry · family disbelief · community service

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1609

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The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 1

Kazuo Umezz, Kazuo Umezu · 2019 · The Drifting Classroom

An elementary school is hurled into a hostile future wasteland, and the students must survive chaos, monsters, and collapse.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young protagonist · natural born leader · teachers under stress · adult breakdown · children forced to mature · crowd under pressure · morally compromised survivors · dictatorial figure

Relationships labels: teacher-student conflict · parent-child tension · peer rivalry · factional conflict · group survival · community fracture · authority collapse · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1619

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Dragon Head, Volume 1

Minetarō Mochizuki · 2006 · ドラゴンヘッド [Dragon Head]

A school train trip turns into a nightmare when a tunnel collapse traps three teens underground with no clear way out.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · school students · fragile sanity · protective lead · unhinged survivor · helpless victim · reactive character · survival instincts · psychological deterioration · flat characters

Relationships labels: classmates · peer conflict · group survival · protective bond · dependency · gendered power dynamics · friendship under stress · betrayal risk · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1637

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暗殺教室 2 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 2]

Yusei Matsui, 松井優征 · 2012 · 暗殺教室 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu]

A murderous alien teacher keeps coaching his lowest-ranked junior high class while new assassins, exams, and school trip dangers close in.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: dedicated teacher · mischievous mentor · alien protagonist · assassin teacher · corrupt principal · underdog students · sexually manipulative character · bullied students · confidence growth

Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · mentor bond · classroom trust · authority conflict · rivalry · student solidarity · predator-prey dynamic · principal-student antagonism

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1659

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Variant

Robison Wells · 2011 · Variant

A foster teen wins a scholarship to a secluded boarding school and discovers it’s really a locked-down prison with deadly rules.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: reluctant hero · foster child · teen boy protagonist · determined protagonist · impulsive protagonist · flat supporting cast · student leaders · group-aligned characters · outsider newcomer

Relationships labels: peer groups · group rivalry · student hierarchy · trust issues · friendship under pressure · power imbalance · community under threat

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1676

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Felix, Net i Nika oraz Gang Niewidzialnych Ludzi

Rafał Kosik · 2009 · Felix, Net i Nika

Three Warsaw school friends uncover strange events, inventions, and a hidden mystery as their lives get more surreal.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: thirteen-year-olds · school-age protagonists · inventive kids · gifted teens · mature-for-age characters · high agency · flat characterization · stereotyped gender roles · humorous sidekick · rational boy · emotional girl

Relationships labels: friendship trio · peer dynamics · teacher-student relations · parent-child relations · romantic tension · classroom bullying · rivalry · protective friendship · group cohesion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1704

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