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Characterization labels used: aristocratic heroine, rationalist protagonist, intellectual elite, progressive elite, young adults, cerebral heroine, taciturn male friend, roturier friend, privileged characters, morally ambiguous elite, coming-of-age

Relationships labels used: trio friendship, friendship dynamics, engagement, class-crossing friendship, family influence, parent-child pressure, elite network, power imbalance

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Smoke

Dan Vyleta · 2016 · Smoke

In an alternate Victorian England, two schoolboys uncover a secret behind the smoke that marks sin, class, and power.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · aristocratic youth · working class contrast · bully · good friend · compassionate friend · angry protagonist · loyal companion · moral outsider · female scientist · sinful heir · villainous prefect · secretive family · rebellious daughter · naive youths

Relationships labels: male friendship · love triangle · class rivalry · mentor control · parent-child conflict · romantic entanglement · bullying · betrayal · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1369

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Bumi

Tere Liye · 2014 · Bumi

A 15-year-old girl who can disappear is pulled into a hidden world where her secret ties to larger clan conflicts.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · genius friend · supportive friend · comic relief · secretive heroine · impulsive heroine · overpowered characters · idealized teens

Relationships labels: friendship trio · best friends · classmates · family bond · parent-child relationship · mentor figure · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1484

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Home

Nnedi Okorafor · 2017 · Binti

A young interstellar student returns home with an alien friend, forcing family, identity, and peace to collide.

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Characterization labels: coming-of-age · traumatized protagonist · gifted protagonist · determined heroine · outsider protagonist · complex protagonist · naive protagonist · self-discovery

Relationships labels: family conflict · friendship · cross-species friendship · intergroup tension · conditional acceptance · mentor conflict · community pressure · parental expectations

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Distance: 0.1510

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The Book of Koli

M.R. Carey · 2020 · Rampart Trilogy

A teenage outcast in a walled future village discovers secrets about old tech, power, and a deadly changed world.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · immature protagonist · self-aware narrator · thoughtful protagonist · naive protagonist · coming-of-age protagonist · outcast · young male lead · rampart elite · healer · artificial intelligence · woodsmith · authoritarian leaders · sympathetic protagonist

Relationships labels: best friends · crush · love triangle · family hierarchy · mentor relationship · power imbalance · community dependence · romantic frustration · friendship · fellowship

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Distance: 0.1602

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An Acceptable Time

Madeleine L'Engle · 1990 · Time Quintet

A teen sent to study with her grandparents slips through a time gate into a dangerous past of druids, tribes, and sacrifice.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young adult protagonist · smart heroine · naive heroine · self-centered male character · illness-driven character · protective adults · skeptical elders · mature teenagers · romantic interest

Relationships labels: grandparents · parent-child · family legacy · romantic tension · love triangle · unbalanced power dynamics · friendship · intergenerational family

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Distance: 0.1603

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Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America

Robert Charles Wilson · 2009

A loyal friend narrates the rise of a bookish heir in a low-tech, theocratic 22nd-century America.

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Characterization labels: naive protagonist · idealistic narrator · loyal friend · aristocratic heir · philosopher hero · agnostic protagonist · bookish character · mentor figure · murderous ruler · power-hungry uncle · young male friendship · coming-of-age characters · clueless observer · moral innocent · political actor

Relationships labels: friendship · boyhood friends · mentor-protégé · uncle-nephew · parent-child · political rivalry · class-crossing friendship · loyal companionship · family betrayal · power and dependency

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Distance: 0.1606

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The Union

Leah Vernon · 2022

In a far-future America ruled by Black elites, two teen girls from opposite castes risk everything to survive and rebel.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young adult leads · elite heir · mixed-race outsider · impure outcast · rebellious youth · sympathetic elite · naive protagonist · tough survivor · villainous regime

Relationships labels: friendship · forced cooperation · love triangle · family conflict · parent-child conflict · loyalty conflict · betrayal · allyship · romance · rivalry · power imbalance · sibling conflict

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Distance: 0.1662

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Vortex

S.J. Kincaid · 2013 · Insignia

A rebellious cadet in a corporate-run future must choose between career advancement, friends, and his ideals.

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Characterization labels: stubborn protagonist · arrogant protagonist · rebellious protagonist · idealistic protagonist · reckless protagonist · self-destructive protagonist · smart protagonist · hyperintelligent protagonist · immature teen · loyal friend · fierce heroine · strong female character · sarcastic supporting cast · morally resistant protagonist · anti-authority

Relationships labels: friend group · found family · romance subplot · rivalry · friendship tested · loyalty conflict · mentor-student tension · betrayal · power imbalance · protective friendship

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Distance: 0.1673

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The Parasite

Richard Paul Evans · 2022 · Michael Vey

The Electroclan reunites years later, but a new threat and a string of disappearances pull them into another electric adventure.

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Characterization labels: older protagonists · college students · loyal friend · genius sidekick · egotistical protagonist · matured characters · rich protagonist · new villain · insidious villain · rising adulthood

Relationships labels: friend group · found family · loyalty · betrayal · reunion · romance · possible love triangle · siblings · parents and children · team camaraderie · friendship under strain

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Distance: 0.1694

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Hive

A.J. Betts · 2018 · Hive

In a sealed hive-like community, a curious teen beekeeper uncovers a tiny impossibility that cracks open her world.

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Characterization labels: naive protagonist · inquisitive heroine · beekeeper protagonist · teen protagonist · curious outsider · authority figure · judge · community elders · best friend · likely unreliable narrator · madness fear · quietly brave · gutsy

Relationships labels: best friends · community bonds · romantic tension · regulated marriage · family structure · power imbalance · mentor authority · friendship under pressure · betrayal · secret alliance · sibling-like community

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Distance: 0.1709

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Defects

Sarah Noffke · 2015 · The Reverians

A teenage Dream Traveler labeled defective uncovers a hidden conspiracy in her seemingly perfect, tightly controlled town.

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Characterization labels: relatable heroine · strong heroine · curious heroine · rebellious heroine · teen protagonist · morally pressured

Relationships labels: friendship trio · love triangle · parent-child conflict · sibling conflict · romantic tension · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1718

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The Wild Shore

Kim Stanley Robinson · 1995 · Three Californias Triptych

A teen in quarantined post-nuclear California is pulled toward rebellion when outsiders arrive with news of the wider world.

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Characterization labels: teenage protagonist · mentor figure · elder storyteller · hardy youth · compelling narrator · flawed characters · believable characters · coming of age

Relationships labels: friendship · mentor-mentee · peer group · community bonds · generational divide · parent-child tension · group loyalty · trust and betrayal · community dependence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1722

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