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Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, Black teen girl, indecisive protagonist, relatable protagonist, flawed protagonist, caring daughter, family-oriented protagonist, cooking/baking hobby, grumpy love interest, trans love interest, queer side characters, large ensemble cast, distinct side characters, multigenerational family

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Yesterday Is History

Kosoko Jackson · 2021

After a liver transplant gives him time travel, a Black gay teen is torn between a boy in 1969 and one in the present.

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Characterization labels: Black teen protagonist · gay teen · cancer survivor · smart protagonist · witty protagonist · self-doubt · coming of age · guarded love interest · brooding love interest · magnetic love interest · grieving character · family of time travelers · best friend · parents in medicine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1458

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Impulse

Steven Gould · 2013 · Jumper

A sheltered teen from a teleporting family discovers her own powers and pushes into school, friends, and danger.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · smart protagonist · brilliant teen · homeschooled · overprotective father · paranoid father · supportive mother · family unit · lonely teen · self-educated · competent characters · flawed protagonist · precocious teen · geeky protagonist · likable protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1461

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Sorrowland

Rivers Solomon · 2021

A pregnant teen flees a cult into the woods, where survival, transformation, and buried truths close in.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen mother · pregnant teen · runaway · traumatized protagonist · stubborn protagonist · untrusting protagonist · flawed heroine · resourceful survivor · queer protagonist · intersex protagonist · albino protagonist · partially sighted protagonist · black protagonist · precocious children · found family

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Distance: 0.1462

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Adaptation

Malinda Lo · 2012 · Adaptation

After a bird-borne disaster, a teen wakes healed and changed, then uncovers a secret tied to her body and feelings.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · bi protagonist · questioning protagonist · relatable heroine · level-headed love interest · bland love interest · supportive parent · supportive mother · conspiracy theorist friend · secretive love interest · charismatic girl · ordinary teens in extreme circumstances

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Distance: 0.1477

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The Space Between Here & Now

Sarah Suk · 2023

A Korean-Canadian teen with scent-triggered time slips goes to Korea to uncover her mother’s disappearance and her own past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reserved protagonist · brave protagonist · emotionally mature teen · emotionally unavailable father · single father · absent mother · supportive best friend · sweet love interest · supportive aunt · complex side characters

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Distance: 0.1491

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If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

Jen St. Jude · 2023

A queer college freshman facing suicide gets nine days to choose life as an asteroid heads for Earth.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: depressed protagonist · queer teen · best-friend love interest · devout parents · supportive sibling · young adult protagonist · fully formed side characters · butch love interest · child character · roommate character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1522

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The Taking

Kimberly Derting · 2014 · The Taking

A teen returns after five missing years unchanged, and must uncover what happened while her world moved on without her.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · athlete protagonist · bratty heroine · strong-willed heroine · confused protagonist · angry heroine · suspicious father · protective love interest · supportive love interest · conspiracy theorist father · alienated family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1541

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A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

Shaun David Hutchinson · 2021

Three confused teens wake aboard a failing spaceship and must solve the mystery of how they got there while falling in love.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · flawed protagonist · angsty teen · sarcastic protagonist · sunshine love interest · protective love interest · witty side character · holographic guide · depressed protagonist · traumatized protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1544

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Strange Bedfellows

Ariel Slamet Ries · 2025

In a queer solarpunk future, a burned-out trans college dropout starts manifesting dreams—and a mysteriously returned crush.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: trans protagonist · queer protagonist · anxious protagonist · burned-out protagonist · late bloomer · flawed protagonist · messy protagonist · pathetic charm · supportive love interest · crush figure · secretive love interest · found-family ensemble · diverse cast · strong sibling dynamics · family pressure · lonely protagonist · self-critical

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Distance: 0.1549

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Spellhacker

M.K. England · 2020

A queer teen heist crew steals forbidden magic in a futuristic city, then stumbles into a conspiracy.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · found family crew · queer lead · nonbinary love interest · techie heroine · reckless protagonist · angsty protagonist · emotionally guarded · trauma shaped · orphaned protagonist · disabled character · chronic illness · spellweaver · techwitch · mom friend · dad friend · prodigy · morally gray teens

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Distance: 0.1582

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Shiny Happy People

Clay McLeod Chapman · 2025

A traumatized teen investigates a viral party drug that makes her town eerily perfect—and dangerously not themselves.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · adopted protagonist · anxious protagonist · straight-edge protagonist · outsider protagonist · new kid ally · mysterious outsider · perfectionist · smart protagonist · controlling protagonist · traumatized protagonist · loner

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Distance: 0.1587

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The Clay Lion

Amalie Jahn · 2013 · The Clay Lion

A grieving teen uses a once-only time trip to try to save her brother, risking the past, present, and her future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: grieving teen · determined heroine · relatable protagonist · sibling-focused · love interest · supportive parents · likable characters · flat characters (mixed) · emotionally driven · depressed protagonist · brave heroine · self-sacrificing · character growth

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1618

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