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Characterization labels used: pediatrician, doctor protagonist, pregnant protagonist, best friends, female leads, strong female characters, intimate character focus, well-developed characters, soft-spoken doctor, vulnerable protagonist

Relationships labels used: friendship, best friends, female friendship, college friends, platonic love, sisterhood, protective friendship, pregnancy and parenthood, family protection, self-sacrifice, loyalty, dependency

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Spider-Woman: Shifting Gears, Vol. 1: Baby Talk

Dennis Hopeless · 2016 · Spider-Woman: Shifting Gears

A pregnant Spider-Woman tries to slow down for motherhood, but a space hospital siege pulls her back into action.

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Characterization labels: badass heroine · pregnant protagonist · single mother · private eye · superhero mom · overprotective friends · wry narrator · vulnerable core · sassy heroine · reformed villain

Relationships labels: female friendship · best friends · supportive friend · overprotective friends · found family · single motherhood · friendship dynamics · work partnership · mentor support

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1640

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Partials

Dan Wells · 2012 · Partials Sequence

In a virus-ravaged future, a teen medic hunts for a cure by studying the engineered beings blamed for humanity’s fall.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · teen medic · medical intern · determined protagonist · smart protagonist · resourceful · brave · headstrong · loyal · selfless · idealistic · outspoken · skeptical adult authorities · mysterious ally · brooding love interest · funny boyfriend · rebellious faction

Relationships labels: best friends · boyfriend girlfriend · family surrogate · friendship under pressure · authority conflict · us vs them · human enemy relationship · enemy empathy · loyalty bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1699

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Into the Fire

Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Pogue · 2018 · The Ending

Separated survivors race to save a kidnapped friend while uncovering the colony’s secrets and the virus’s origins.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: best friends · young adult protagonists · female leads · protective male lead · manipulative villain · mind-controlled characters · rebels · survivors · moral ambiguity · character growth

Relationships labels: friendship · best friends · romance · couples · protective love · loyalty · betrayal · family secrets · found family · rivalry · rescue dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1724

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She Wouldn't Change a Thing

Sarah Adlakha · 2021

A psychiatrist wakes up in her 17-year-old body and must choose between restoring her life and changing a devastating fate.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: psychiatrist protagonist · working mother · wife · mother · pregnant protagonist · medical professional · career woman · frazzled parent · relatable heroine · active protagonist · resilient heroine · morally burdened · confused protagonist · secondary character web · well-developed characters

Relationships labels: marriage · motherhood · parent-child · sibling relationship · family loyalty · romance · husband-wife · love versus duty · interconnected lives · community ties

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1733

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As 220 Mortes de Laura Lins

Rafael Weschenfelder · 2020

Preso in a time loop, Daniel relives his best friend Laura’s death 220 times while racing to change the day.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young protagonist · best friend · determined protagonist · desperate protagonist · protective friend · evolving character

Relationships labels: friendship · best friends · protective bond · romantic tension · secret relationship · unspoken feelings · sacrifice

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1734

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Gibbon's Decline and Fall

Sheri S. Tepper · 1997

A retired lawyer reunites with lifelong friends to defend a teen defendant amid a rising anti-women backlash and a deeper mystery.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female ensemble · lifelong friends · middle-aged women · lawyer protagonist · enigmatic friend · strong female characters · archetypal roles · cartoonish villains · supportive husband · misogynist antagonist

Relationships labels: female friendship · college friends · female solidarity · support network · marriage · parent-child · abusive relationships · romance · sisterhood · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1776

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When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead · 2009

A sixth grader in 1970s New York receives impossible notes that pull her into a mystery about friendship, time, and survival.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: twelve-year-old girl · observant child · thoughtful protagonist · smart protagonist · believable kids · realistic children · complex characters · nuanced character arcs · petty friendships · single mother household · supportive adults · childhood innocence · maturing protagonist

Relationships labels: friendship · female friendship · best friends · friendship rupture · mother-daughter · single parent family · mother's boyfriend · classroom relationships · community ties · romance crushes · peer conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1788

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A Year Without Autumn

Liz Kessler · 2011

A girl’s ordinary summer visit becomes a race through time when she lands one year ahead and finds her best friend’s life changed.

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Characterization labels: twelve-year-old protagonist · outgoing best friend · quiet protagonist · ordinary girls · maturing protagonist · smart protagonist

Relationships labels: female friendship · best friends · family bonds · parent-child tensions · sibling relationship · friendship strain · community ties

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1791

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The Fireman

Joe Hill · 2017

A pregnant nurse infected by a combustible plague fights to survive a collapsing world with help from a mysterious Fireman.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · nurse protagonist · pregnant protagonist · compassionate caregiver · resourceful survivor · enigmatic man · antagonistic husband · cult leader · feisty teen · deaf child

Relationships labels: marriage breakdown · pregnancy · found family · mentor-protector · romantic tension · community conflict · family loyalty · husband-wife conflict · parent-child · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1807

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Magonia

Maria Dahvana Headley · 2015 · Magonia

A sick teen glimpses a sky ship, then discovers a hidden cloud world, strange powers, and a war that may change both realms.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: chronically ill protagonist · sarcastic heroine · sassy heroine · resourceful heroine · genius boy · nerdy love interest · loyal friend · best friend · obsessive boy · chosen one · mature voice · quirky character

Relationships labels: best friends · friends to lovers · mutual pining · love triangle · childhood friends · romantic tension · supportive family · loyal friendship · separated lovers · protective friend

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1811

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Superman: Dawnbreaker

Matt de la Peña · 2019 · DC Icons

Teen Clark Kent discovers new powers and a town-wide mystery while Smallville hides a troubling secret.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teenage hero · kindhearted protagonist · nerdy protagonist · idealistic protagonist · supportive best friend · investigative friend · supportive parents · love interest · alien outsider

Relationships labels: best friends · found family · parent-child · platonic friendship · possible romance · love triangle · community conflict · corporate rivalry · mentorless growth · friendship under secrecy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1816

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The Tiger Flu

Larissa Lai · 2018

In a devastated future, two women from opposing communities race to save their people amid plague, biotech, and power struggles.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female protagonists · young women · caregiver · doctor apprentice · surgeon · groom · fierce protagonist · stubborn protagonist · traumatized characters · resourceful women · human-adjacent beings · engineered beings

Relationships labels: sisterhood · queer relationship · lesbian relationship · lover relationship · family survival · community dependency · caregiving bond · protective bond · devotion · power struggle · betrayal · collective survival

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1824

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