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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Smartest Kid in the Universe.
Setting labels used: middle school, school closure, hotel, science conference, contemporary, public school
Focused on “local adventure” 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.
An eleven-year-old’s life changes when her scientist grandfather reverses aging and lands in middle school with her.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · home life · scientific lab · present day · urban/suburban
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1532
A schoolgirl’s sudden invisibility draws her into a secret circle of kids with powers and a dangerous hidden origin.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · middle school · teen contemporary · small-scale reality · lightly fantastical world · local adventure
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2083
A science-minded middle schooler gets a chance to redo the past and save a friendship before it all falls apart.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · high school · seventh grade · senior year · school fair · contemporary setting · parallel reality · time travel world · school community
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1790
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: 0.1907
![Cover of 暗殺教室 14 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 14] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429879002i/25372741.jpg)
Class E faces school-festival and final-exam battles, while a fierce principal rivalry pushes the class to prove itself.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · school festival · school competition · classroom setting · schoolyard setting · fictional reality · extraterrestrial being
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1919
A science-loving middle schooler and her teen-bodied grandfather chase a breakthrough at the science fair.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · science fair · family home · Bay Area · contemporary · real world · school labs
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1923
![Cover of 暗殺教室 9 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 9] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429225058i/22020308.jpg)
A school class keeps trying to assassinate their tentacled teacher while navigating fights, school politics, and new bonds.
Why this is here
Setting labels: junior high school · school life · classroom · private school · summer vacation · second semester · fictional reality · extraterrestrial being
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1923
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: 0.1997
An 11-year-old’s wish to stay young traps him in repeating fifth grade while everyone else keeps growing up.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · fifth grade · elementary school · school year · birthday setting · contemporary setting · time loop reality · age-progressing world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2038
A terminally ill teen wakes five years later in a new body and must face the life, love, and friends that moved on without him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary United States · high school · hospital · family home · post-teen transition · near-future science
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2086
A hot-headed middle schooler investigates his strange teacher and uncovers monster eggs, alien danger, and HorrorLand chaos.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · teacher's house · attic · basement · classroom · amusement park · theme park · fictional town · contemporary setting · fantastical reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2111
A teen secretly linked to a parasite is pulled into escalating danger as other parasites infiltrate society and politics.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary Earth · urban society · human society · political sphere · school setting · social infiltration setting · scientific/observational reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2120
