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Dragonfly Girl: A Spellbinding YA Science Thriller About a Cure for Death and Deadly International Rivalry

Marti Leimbach

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These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for Dragonfly Girl: A Spellbinding YA Science Thriller About a Cure for Death and Deadly International Rivalry. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: science prodigy, genius teen, awkward teen, social outcast, bullied student, caretaker, devoted daughter, financially strained, driven, brilliant, introverted, relatable, quirky, complicated heroine, smart girl, female STEM protagonist, secondary characters

Relationships labels used: mother-daughter, best friendship, mentor-protégé, workplace bonds, rivalry, love triangle, age-gap romance, romantic tension, trust issues, betrayal, loyalty, found family, friendship support

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization + relationships embeddings are close.

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Limited Wish

Mark Lawrence · 2019 · Impossible Times

A teen math prodigy at Cambridge must untangle converging timelines before a paradox destroys his future.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1548

Cover of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L'Engle · 2017 · Time Quintet

A bullied girl, her gifted brother, and a friend cross space-time to rescue a missing father from cosmic evil.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1616

Cover of A House Like a Lotus by Madeleine L'Engle

A House Like a Lotus

Madeleine L'Engle · 1985 · O'Keefe Family

A sixteen-year-old’s Greece-bound journey forces her to confront betrayal, desire, family bonds, and forgiveness.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1638

Cover of Vitro by Jessica Khoury

Vitro

Jessica Khoury · 2015 · Corpus

A teen heads to a secret Pacific island to find her mother and discovers lab-grown humans, lies, and danger.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1671

Cover of Simulated by Nova McBee

Simulated

Nova McBee · 2021 · Calculated

A teen math prodigy’s attempt to regain her gift spirals into a hacked mission, a Tunisia chase, and a dangerous love triangle.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1674

Cover of Notes on Infinity by Austin   Taylor

Notes on Infinity

Austin Taylor · 2025

Two Harvard students chase an anti-aging breakthrough, then fame, money, and secrets threaten their startup and bond.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1678

Cover of One Word Kill by Mark  Lawrence

One Word Kill

Mark Lawrence · 2019 · Impossible Times

A teen math prodigy with leukemia and a D&D friend group gets pulled into a time-travel mystery that could save a girl.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1715

Cover of Dangerous by Shannon Hale

Dangerous

Shannon Hale · 2014

A homeschooled teen with one hand wins astronaut camp and gets swept into aliens, powers, romance, and a world-saving crisis.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1718

Cover of Qualify by Vera Nazarian

Qualify

Vera Nazarian · 2014 · The Atlantis Grail

In 2047, a teen genius must survive brutal trials to win a seat on rescue ships before an asteroid ends Earth.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1726

Cover of Matahari by Tere Liye

Matahari

Tere Liye · 2016 · Bumi

Three teen friends pursue a hidden underground civilization, where a genius’s invention leads them into bigger dangers.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1737

Cover of Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements

Things Not Seen

Andrew Clements · 2004 · Things

A 15-year-old boy wakes up invisible and teams with a blind girl while his family races to explain and reverse it.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1745

Cover of All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

All Our Yesterdays

Cristin Terrill · 2021

A trapped teen must rewrite a ruined future by traveling into the past to stop the invention that caused it.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1765