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Margaret Peterson Haddix

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Similar in characterization + relationships

These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for The School for Whatnots. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: wealthy child, poor child, best friends, curious child, independent child, protective parents, overprotective parents, lonely genius, child agency, character growth, redemption arc, bullies, adult authority, secretive adult, kind-hearted child

Relationships labels used: childhood friendship, best friends, parent-child conflict, friendship under pressure, class divide, adult-child power imbalance, community betrayal, loyalty, dependency

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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Cover of Otherwood by Pete Hautman

Otherwood

Pete Hautman · 2018

Two children’s woodland hideout leads them into a reality-splitting mystery tied to family secrets and loss.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1411

Cover of Shadows by John Saul

Shadows

John Saul · 1993

A bullied child genius enters a school for gifted kids and uncovers a terrifying experiment hiding behind its walls.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1427

Cover of Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Among the Hidden

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2006 · Shadow Children

A hidden third child in a two-child society risks discovery when he meets another child living in secret next door.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1475

Cover of The Trouble with Perfect by Helena Duggan

The Trouble with Perfect

Helena Duggan · 2019 · Perfect

When stolen children and a framed friend threaten her town, Violet must uncover who is behind the new trouble.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1497

Cover of Joshua Dread by Lee Bacon

Joshua Dread

Lee Bacon · 2012 · Joshua Dread

A middle school boy with supervillain parents must hide his own powers and team up with unexpected friends to save them.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1515

Cover of The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury

The Stories of Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury · 1980

A 100-story, author-selected anthology tracing Bradbury’s career across sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and nostalgic human drama.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1524

Cover of Children of the Fleet by Orson Scott Card

Children of the Fleet

Orson Scott Card · 2017 · Fleet School

A gifted boy enters a retooled Battle School and gets pulled into secrets, sabotage, and leadership trials in space.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1533

Cover of A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

A Children's Bible

Lydia Millet · 2021

A group of neglected children on a summer vacation must survive when a storm turns their parents’ collapse into apocalypse.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1536

Cover of A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wind in the Door

Madeleine L'Engle · 1976 · Time Quintet

Meg must help save her gifted, bullied brother by journeying into a strange inner world where love, naming, and evil collide.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1551

Cover of Penguin Highway by Tomihiko Morimi

Penguin Highway

Tomihiko Morimi, 森見 登美彦 · 2019

A brilliant fourth-grader investigates penguins appearing in his town, using notes and experiments to solve a strange mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1551

Cover of More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon

More Than Human

Theodore Sturgeon · 1979

Misfit children with psychic gifts form a shared consciousness and must decide what power, identity, and humanity mean.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1557

Cover of The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

The Girl Who Could Fly

Victoria Forester · 2008 · Piper McCloud

A girl who can fly is sent to a secret school for exceptional kids, where friendship and danger collide.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1558