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Characterization labels used: scientist protagonist, survivalist sibling, neglected children, rule-following sibling, reckless sibling, protective sibling, government researcher, young female protagonists, determined, resourceful, obsessive, resilient

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Lost in Time

A.G. Riddle · 2022

A scientist is exiled to the dinosaur past after a murder frame-up, while his daughter races across time to clear him.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · widowed father · teen daughter · young son · falsely accused · determined heroine · survivalist arc · grief-stricken · relatable characters · flat characters (mixed) · one-dimensional characters (mixed) · secretive colleagues · morally burdened · smart protagonist · resourceful daughter · protective parent

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1704

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M Is for Monster: A Graphic Novel

Talia Dutton · 2022

A grieving scientist resurrects her sister’s body, but the girl who returns is someone entirely new.

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Characterization labels: female scientist · mad scientist · younger sibling · reanimated girl · ghostly guide · supportive spouse · warm neighbor · charismatic sister · pushy caretaker · identity-seeking protagonist · emotionally complex

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1707

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Saltcrop

Yume Kitasei · 2025

In a flooded near-future Earth, two sisters sail after their missing third sister and uncover a corporate secret.

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Characterization labels: three sisters · youngest sister · middle sister · eldest sister · sailor · scientist · agricultural worker · naive protagonist · competent protagonist · reluctant ally · frustrated sibling · protective sibling · resourceful survivor · character-driven

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1717

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The Last Cuentista

Donna Barba Higuera · 2021 · The Last Cuentista

A girl who dreams of storytelling must save human memory after Earth’s fall and a shipboard regime erases the past.

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Characterization labels: young protagonist · storyteller · resilient heroine · brave protagonist · caring protagonist · scientist family · guardian figures · children in peril · authoritarian antagonists · coming-of-age

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1783

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Deviants

Maureen McGowan · 2012 · Dust Chronicles

In a dust-ravaged domed city, a teen girl with dangerous hidden powers must protect her brother and outrun a system built to destroy them.

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Characterization labels: orphan protagonist · protective sibling · emotionally volatile heroine · resourceful heroine · morally conflicted protagonist · male love interests · secretive authorities · disabled sibling

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Distance: 0.1844

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Alien: Echo

Mira Grant · 2019 · Aliens / Predator / Prometheus Universe

On a new colony world, a teen xenobiologist fights to save her sister when an alien infestation erupts and family secrets surface.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · lesbian protagonist · xenobiologist · intelligent heroine · resourceful · brave · obsessive crush · angsty teen · sickly sister · twin sisters · adult incompetence · supportive parents · scientist parents · strong sibling bond · final girl · reluctant hero · young female lead

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1853

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The Nightmare Brigade: The Girl from Déjà Vu

Franck Thilliez · 2022 · La Brigade des cauchemars

Two teens enter patients’ nightmares to cure fear, but a new case and hidden secrets threaten their fragile team.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · scientist mentor · adopted child · amnesiac protagonist · disabled protagonist · brave · curious · secretive adults · troubled children

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1876

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Anna

Niccolò Ammaniti · 2015

A thirteen-year-old girl crosses a ruined Sicily to save her brother in a world where adulthood is a death sentence.

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Characterization labels: tough heroine · resourceful girl · pre-adolescent protagonist · younger sibling · child survivors · feral children · child gangs · protective sibling · courageous heroine · imminent adulthood

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Distance: 0.1902

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Little Monarchs

Jonathan Case · 2022

A girl and her scientist guardian cross a sun-scorched future, using monarch butterflies to seek a cure for humanity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young heroine · caretaker · biologist · scientist · naturalist · spunky child · brave child · resourceful child · curious child · competent woman · strong female leads · found family · guardian figure · observant child · inventive child · scientific mentor

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Distance: 0.1903

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A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity

Nicole Valentine · 2019

A science-minded boy learns his family can travel through time and must race to save his missing mother.

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Characterization labels: scientific protagonist · science nerd · relatable protagonist · loner · grieving child · loyal friend · fierce friend · distant father · mysterious grandmother · powerful antagonist · young hero

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Distance: 0.1917

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The Rains

Gregg Hurwitz · 2016 · Rains

When adults transform into hostile hosts at age 18, two brothers race to save their town and each other.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · brother protector · younger brother · older brother · resourceful girl · strong female lead · bully antagonist · survivor kids · selfless hero · coming of age · responsibility arc · matured under pressure · father figure brother · scientific kid · animal-loving protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1922

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Alebrijes

Donna Barba Higuera · 2023 · The Last Cuentista

A boy in a barren future city is exiled into a hummingbird drone and uncovers his people’s hidden truth.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: protective brother · young protagonist · pickpocket · moral center · spitfire sister · reckless sibling · cynical character · resourceful child · orphan · survival-minded · unlikely hero · compelling protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1924

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