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Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, figure skater, perfectionist, anxious protagonist, people pleaser, troubled teen, bullying victim, digital companion, cop character, villain

Relationships labels used: parental pressure, friendship, sapphic romance, lesbian love story, bullying, rivalry, reconciliation, companion bond, toxic friendship, family expectations

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Nemesis

Brendan Reichs · 2017 · Project Nemesis

A teen girl killed every other birthday and a nightmare-haunted classmate uncover a townwide conspiracy as an asteroid nears Earth.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · outsider · anxious boy · brave heroine · fierce heroine · stubborn teen · troubled teens · bullies · comic relief · weak-willed follower

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · love triangle · parent-child · peer rivalry · bullying · secret-keeping · trust issues · betrayal · dependence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1579

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We Are the Ants

Shaun David Hutchinson · 2016 · We Are the Ants

A bullied, grieving queer teen must decide whether to save the world when aliens give him 144 days and a red button.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: troubled teen · nihilistic protagonist · witty narrator · depressed protagonist · scientific thinker · flawed characters · bullying victim · abusive sibling · grieving teen · popular bully · mysterious new boy · supportive friend · teacher figure · dementia-afflicted grandparent · suicidal bereavement

Relationships labels: family dysfunction · friendship · romance · bully-victim dynamic · queer relationship · best-friend betrayal · sibling conflict · parent-child tension · grief bond · supportive friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1594

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More Happy Than Not

Adam Silvera · 2015

A Bronx teen considers a memory-erasing procedure that could free him from pain—or erase his true self.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · queer teen · troubled youth · self-loathing · complex protagonist · supportive girlfriend · new best friend · homophobic peers · flawed characters · emotionally damaged

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · love triangle · supportive girlfriend · new friendship · familial loss · parent-child strain · peer betrayal · chosen family · cheating

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1598

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The Eighth Guardian

Meredith McCardle · 2014 · Annum Guard

A top student is recruited into a secret time-travel agency and must navigate conspiracies, rules, and a new identity.

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Characterization labels: teen operative · strong heroine · sassy heroine · rebellious protagonist · selfish protagonist · whiny protagonist · smart protagonist · resourceful protagonist · outsider · antagonistic side characters

Relationships labels: boyfriend · romantic tension · friendship arc · mentor relationship · rivalry · family conflict · father mystery · parent-child conflict · team dynamics · forced separation

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1599

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The Armored Saint

Myke Cole · 2018 · The Sacred Throne

A teen girl in an oppressive theocracy defies anti-magic enforcers and discovers what love, fear, and resistance cost.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teenage protagonist · female protagonist · impulsive heroine · flawed heroine · strong-willed protagonist · naive protagonist · reckless protagonist · brave protagonist · character-driven cast · vile antagonists · supportive father · best friend

Relationships labels: father-daughter · best friends · sapphic crush · lesbian romance · familial loyalty · community bonds · romantic tension · protective family · village solidarity · betrayal of trust

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1622

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Cover of The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology by Veronica Roth

The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology

Veronica Roth · 2019 · Carve the Mark

Six illustrated YA sci-fi novellas explore future worlds where love, grief, and hope collide with strange technologies.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young adults · tortured characters · emotionally damaged characters · grieving characters · mentally ill characters · self-reflective · feisty heroine · loyal sibling · isolated outsider

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · siblings · family dynamics · parent-child conflict · estranged friends · best friends · community bonds · sibling rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1623

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Remember Me

Estelle Laure · 2022

In a near-future town, a teen discovers she erased painful memories and must decide whether to reclaim them.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · restless teen · emotionally traumatized · memory loss victim · supportive grandmother · best friends · love interest · doctor figure · non-binary side character · flawed adults · relatable characters

Relationships labels: first love · second chance romance · best friends · family conflict · grandmother-grandchild · parent-child tension · romantic memory bond · friend group · supportive friendship · adult distrust

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1623

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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

Relationships labels: adoptive family · best friends · brother-sister relationship · romantic tension · friendship under pressure · peer pressure · trust issues · community conformity · family trauma · protective alliance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1637

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Pandemic

Yvonne Ventresca · 2014

A traumatized teen stockpiles for disaster, then must survive a deadly flu outbreak while her town falls apart.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: anxious protagonist · paranoid protagonist · germaphobe · hoarder · resourceful teen · withdrawn teen · survivor arc · pessimistic protagonist · likable love interest · levelheaded character · traumatized teen

Relationships labels: love triangle · friend triangle · best friends · parent-child separation · absent parents · found family · romantic tension · trust issues · community support · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1654

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Creature

John Saul · 1990

A bullied teen in a too-perfect company town is drawn into a sports clinic’s sinister experiments and dangerous transformation.

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Characterization labels: shy protagonist · outsider · sickly teen · bullied teen · nature-loving · animal lover · protective mother · ambitious father · mad scientist · cartoon villain · toxic masculinity · perfect-athlete type · teen male anxiety

Relationships labels: father-son conflict · mother-son bond · family tension · friendship · romance triangle · bullying · parental pressure · community conformity · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1655

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Stranger Things: One Way or Another

Caitlin Schneiderhan · 2025 · Stranger Things

Nancy Wheeler and Robin Buckley investigate a new Hawkins mystery in the gap between Stranger Things seasons 4 and 5.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen detective · girlboss · amateur sleuth · bossy protagonist · determined protagonist · bi-coded protagonist · nervous sidekick · friendship duo · older teens

Relationships labels: female friendship · duo · romantic tension · love triangle · friendship chemistry · family dynamics

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1665

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Children of Eden

Joey Graceffa, Laura L. Sullivan · 2016 · Children of Eden

In a controlled post-apocalyptic city, an illegal second-born girl escapes hiding and gets pulled into rebellion and secrets.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · sheltered protagonist · rebellious heroine · willful · determined · reckless · naive

Relationships labels: family secrecy · parent-child conflict · sibling bond · twin bond · friendship · betrayal · love triangle · bisexual love triangle · romantic tension · found friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1674

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