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Premise labels used: animal detectives, secret agents, missing person, missing chef, school undercover, mystery solving, multiple cases, crime-fighting duo, spy technology, toilet travel

Themes labels used: teamwork, problem-solving, identity, deception, bullying, homecoming, comic justice, cooperation, persistence, clever thinking

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The Rithmatist

Brandon Sanderson · 2014 · Rithmatist

A chalk-based magic-school mystery follows a boy who can’t do the magic but knows it better than anyone.

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Premise labels: magic school · forbidden knowledge · underdog investigator · missing students · chosen elite · school mystery

Themes labels: perseverance · friendship · loyalty · teamwork · identity · class inequality · learning · self-worth · bullying · coming of age · prejudice · achievement without power

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Hawkeye vs. Deadpool

Gerry Duggan · 2015 · Hawkeye vs. Deadpool

On Halloween, Deadpool and Hawkeye are dragged into a stolen-data mystery that forces an unlikely team-up.

Why this is here

Premise labels: team-up · reluctant allies · murder mystery · espionage mystery · stolen data · race against time · Halloween case · odd-couple duo

Themes labels: identity · miscommunication · trust · teamwork · heroism · responsibility · family · protecting others · moral ambiguity · competence vs chaos · disability representation · fun over stakes

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Virals

Kathy Reichs · 2010 · Virals

A teen science geek and her friends gain wolf-like powers and race to solve a cold-case murder on a coastal island.

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Premise labels: teen sleuths · scientific transformation · animal experimentation · cold-case murder · superhuman abilities · friend group · pack dynamics · science-driven powers · virus outbreak · forensic mystery

Themes labels: friendship · loyalty · science · identity · coming of age · justice · animal welfare · ethical experimentation · family · moral courage · truth-seeking · teamwork · gender dynamics · class conflict · environmental concern

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Shift

Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs · 2013 · Virals

A teen sleuth team races to solve a lab robbery before their forensic-anthropologist aunt does.

Why this is here

Premise labels: lab break-in · theft investigation · whodunit · race to solve · competent teen sleuths · forensic investigation

Themes labels: trust · friendship · competence · secrecy · impressing family · growing up · teamwork · curiosity · identity · authority

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Chew, Vol. 9: Chicken Tenders

John Layman · 2015 · Chew

A psychic-eating federal agent is pulled into a global conspiracy as loved ones move against a brutal killer.

Why this is here

Premise labels: psychic eating · food powers · federal agent · crime investigation · conspiracy · revenge hunt · married life · team-up against villain · secret training · serial casework

Themes labels: family · revenge · justice · violence · loss · consequences · trust · betrayal · loyalty · secrets · grief · closure · good vs evil · teamwork

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Distance: 0.2278

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Spaced Out

Stuart Gibbs · 2016 · Moon Base Alpha

On a tiny moon base, 12-year-old Dash must solve a commander’s disappearance before hidden dangers catch up.

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Premise labels: missing person case · moon base mystery · young detective · secret-keeping · alien contact · space colony

Themes labels: problem solving · secrecy · trust · human nature · bullying · responsibility · environmental warning · survival · community · thinking outside the box · coming of age · justice

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Distance: 0.2281

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The Superteacher Project: A Hilarious Middle Grade Story about an AI Robot Teacher

Gordon Korman · 2023

A rule-breaking seventh grader suspects his new teacher is hiding an impossible secret in this humorous school mystery.

Why this is here

Premise labels: AI teacher · robot teacher · school mystery · prankster protagonist · secret experiment · teacher imposter

Themes labels: humanity · artificial intelligence · ethics · education · friendship · teamwork · acceptance · prejudice · identity · loyalty · belonging · what makes a good teacher · what makes humans unique

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暗殺教室 3 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 3]

Yusei Matsui, 松井優征 · 2013 · 暗殺教室 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu]

A bizarre class trip and new transfer student deepen the absurd, heartfelt mission to assassinate their alien teacher.

Why this is here

Premise labels: teacher assassination · classroom mission · alien teacher · save-the-world threat · underachiever class · school rivalry · revenge setup

Themes labels: education · student growth · self-worth · bullying · social exclusion · teamwork · revenge · redemption · humanity · identity · purpose · perspective shift · leadership · learning through conflict

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The New Avengers, Vol. 3: Secrets and Lies

Brian Michael Bendis · 2006 · The New Avengers (2004)

The New Avengers chase a Japan-set conspiracy while a mysterious recruit and Spider-Woman’s secrets test team trust.

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Premise labels: secret identity · double agent · undercover mission · team recruitment · public unveiling · conspiracy

Themes labels: trust · identity · secrecy · loyalty · public image · espionage · morality · teamwork

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Etiquette & Espionage

Gail Carriger · 2013 · Finishing School

A misfit teen is sent to finishing school and discovers it trains young ladies in etiquette, espionage, and secrets.

Why this is here

Premise labels: finishing school · spy training · assassin training · deceptive education · secret school · boarding school intrigue · girl spy

Themes labels: etiquette · espionage · deception · friendship · female agency · gender roles · social performance · class · schooling · self-discovery · truthfulness · manipulation · morality · women's roles

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The Boy Who Crashed to Earth

Judd Winick · 2015 · Hilo

A lonely kid and a crash-landed amnesiac alien team up to survive school, robots, and a mystery from space.

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Premise labels: alien visitor · amnesia mystery · ordinary kid · family of overachievers · school trouble · hidden mission · robot pursuit · friendship quest

Themes labels: self-worth · friendship · belonging · identity · ordinary versus special · courage · bravery · loyalty · acceptance · difference · teamwork · good versus evil · family pressure · hidden talent · perspective

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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

Premise labels: school friends · hidden threat · mystery gang · teen inventors · supernatural clues · AI · robots · ghosts · treasure hunt · adolescent feelings

Themes labels: friendship · growing up · school life · technology · artificial intelligence · supernatural · humor · adolescence · values · social stereotypes · gender roles · class inequality · fatphobia · sci-fi wonder

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.2396

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