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Characterization labels used: spunky heroine, teen girl, troubled kid, artist, street artist, creative, quippy, likable lead, supportive parents, scientist parent, goofy parent, incarcerated father, villainous father, young superhero

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The Last Beginning

Lauren James, Wren James · 2016 · The Next Together

A queer teen uses a time machine to uncover her family’s hidden past and untangle a love story spread across history.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · adopted child · whiz kid · programmer · scientist parents · AI sidekick · impulsive heroine · headstrong · smart but reckless · emotionally intense · immature teenager · brilliant · queer heroine · love interest · supportive parents · famous parents · fugitive parents

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Distance: 0.1803

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Edge of Madness

Kyla Stone · 2020 · Edge of Collapse

An EMP strands a deputy and his son in a winter-collapse small town where survival means facing cold, panic, and violence.

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Characterization labels: police officer · single father · teen heroine · resourceful teen · young child · quirky character · snarky character · heroic protagonist · villainous antagonists · morally conflicted characters · community leaders · desperate survivors

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Distance: 0.1848

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The Mind Readers

Lori Brighton · 2010 · Mind Readers

A teen mind reader is drawn into a hidden community of her kind, where trust and freedom may cost everything.

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Characterization labels: teen heroine · mind reader · freak · outsider · whiny protagonist · insecure protagonist · naive protagonist · strong heroine · compassionate heroine · mysterious love interest · controlling grandmother · mentor figure · popular girl · troubled father figure

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Distance: 0.1893

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Infinity

Rachel Ward · 2011 · Num8ers

A hunted teen who sees death dates must protect his family when a child’s altered power draws ruthless people in.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young parent · pregnant heroine · gifted child · villainous antagonist · government target · protective father · fugitive · matured characters · flawed characters · character growth · strong mother

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Distance: 0.1896

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The Summer Prince

Alaya Dawn Johnson · 2013

A teenage artist in a post-apocalyptic Brazilian city gets swept into art, rebellion, and doomed love around a sacrificial ruler.

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Characterization labels: teen artist · fallible protagonist · ambitious heroine · bratty protagonist · rebellious youth · enigmatic love interest · charismatic leader · best friend · supportive rival · political elders

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Distance: 0.1912

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Awaken

Katie Kacvinsky · 2011 · Awaken

In a near-future digital society, a sheltered teen is drawn toward real-world connection and rebellion.

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Characterization labels: teen heroine · rebellious teen · controlled daughter · intelligent heroine · strong-willed heroine · romantic hero · mentor figure · authoritarian father · powerful father · outsider boy · charismatic love interest · idealistic rebel · secretive boy · caring mother · likable side characters

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1921

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Have Space Suit—Will Travel

Robert A. Heinlein · 2005

A moon-obsessed teen wins a space suit, then gets swept into a far stranger adventure that tests science and nerve.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · girl genius · supportive father · eccentric father · smart children · resourceful · self-reliant · brave · ingenious · precocious · methodical · quippy · courage under pressure · tinkerer

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Distance: 0.1966

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A Tale of Time City

Diana Wynne Jones · 2002

A WWII evacuee is abducted into Time City, where she must help repair history before both her home and the city unravel.

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Characterization labels: young heroine · ordinary girl · plucky child · headstrong · competent child · smart child · child genius · annoying boy · overconfident boy · adult incompetence · adult detachment · android character · mythic figure · mystery villain · cautious planner · bratty child · strong female lead

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Distance: 0.1980

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School's Out—Forever

James Patterson · 2006 · Maximum Ride

Genetically engineered winged teens go to school, dodge enemies, and uncover more of the secret behind their origins.

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Characterization labels: sarcastic heroine · female leader · teen protagonist · mutant children · protective older sister · jealousy · immature teens · talking dog · villain clone · morally gray adults · blind character · comic relief · evolving powers

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Distance: 0.1982

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Saphirblau

Kerstin Gier · 2010 · Edelstein-Trilogie

A teenage time traveler is swept into 18th-century missions, secrets, and a chaotic romance that keeps shifting under her feet.

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Characterization labels: teen heroine · reluctant hero · love interest · sarcastic narrator · immature protagonist · arrogant suitor · comic sidekick · supportive best friend · secretive authority figures · antagonistic relatives · competent companion

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Distance: 0.2005

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Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Vol. 2

Brian Michael Bendis · 2017 · Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Collected Editions)

Miles Morales is pulled into Civil War II fallout while his family secrets, friendships, and future are all put at risk.

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Characterization labels: young hero · troubled hero · marginalized youth · secretive parent · supportive father · overbearing grandmother · detective protagonist · teenage superhero · supporting cast ensemble · angsty protagonist

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Distance: 0.2015

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Wander Dust

Michelle Warren · 2011 · The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy

A teen discovers she can time travel and is drawn into a secret society, a strange school, and a risky love choice.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · witty heroine · independent heroine · rebellious teen · emotionally distant father · mysterious love interest · enigmatic protector · snarky sidekick · quirky aunt · young seer

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Distance: 0.2016

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