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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Map of Tiny Perfect Things.
Setting labels used: summer, town library, small town, high school, one day setting
Focused on “Illinois” 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.
A missing teen’s texts drag her best friend into a one-day nightmare of secrets, insects, and human experimentation.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small city · small town · Canada · high school · one day · 2018 · summer
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1680
In a small Illinois town, boys fight the pull of aging and time itself as summer gives way to autumn.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · Midwest · Illinois · fictional town · summer-to-fall transition · October · late summer · school town
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1986
A 15-year-old boy wakes up invisible and teams with a blind girl while his family races to explain and reverse it.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · school setting · library setting · home setting · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1686
An awkward teen swallows a tiny supercomputer that promises coolness, popularity, and a shot at his crush.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · teen social world · school cliques · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1724
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: 0.1813
A grieving teen is blackmailed into a strange school study, where buried truths, old feelings, and new possibilities collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · high school · school campus · summer camp · Michigan · teen research study · contemporary setting · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1823
Five abducted kids return eleven years later with no memories, while one sibling hunts for the missing sixth child.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · small town · school setting · kindergarten · eleven-year gap · teen years later · homecoming setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1861
A shy new kid at school discovers only she can see mysterious creatures tied to fear, friendship, and danger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: new town · new school · school setting · home setting · woods · modern world · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1972
Two former friends relive graduation day in a time loop, forcing them to rethink love, friendship, and the future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · graduation day · small town · present day · school setting · electronic store · suburban setting · looped reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1982
Three girl inventors and their mentor race to stop evil mad scientists from claiming a legendary pearl and uncovering family secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: summer · lakeside hotel · small-town society · fictional place · fantastical reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2020
With a month left before an asteroid ends the world, a misfit teen hunts the truth behind her friend’s death.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · coastal town · high school · pre-apocalyptic future · present-day contemporary reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2031
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: 0.2079
