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Similar in characterization

These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Across the Sand.

Characterization labels used: siblings, extended family, strong female characters, young protagonist, teen characters, brave, resourceful, tenacious, smart, gifted technician, expert diver, rival leader, villainous father, morally conflicted, ensemble cast

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.

Cover of Sekret by Lindsay  Smith

Sekret

Lindsay Smith · 2014 · Sekret

In Cold War Soviet Russia, a teen psychic is forced into a KGB spy program and must protect her family and freedom.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1699

Cover of Paper Girls, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan

Paper Girls, Volume 5

Brian K. Vaughan · 2018 · Paper Girls

Teen newspaper girls are stranded in the future, racing to survive, uncover secrets, and escape fate before time runs out.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1719

Cover of Season of Wonder by Lisa Tawn Bergren

Season of Wonder

Lisa Tawn Bergren · 2014 · The Remnants

Gifted teens in a ruined future answer a divine calling, battling dark forces while forbidden feelings complicate their mission.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1741

Cover of Caught by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Caught

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2012 · The Missing

A time-traveling pair is sent to 1903 to protect history, but Einstein’s family makes the mission far more complicated.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1749

Cover of Plague by Michael  Grant

Plague

Michael Grant · 2011 · Gone

Trapped teens face a deadly plague, mutating horrors, and collapsing alliances as survival turns brutal in the FAYZ.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1763

Cover of Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox

Dreamhunter

Elizabeth Knox · 2006 · The Dreamhunter Duet

In a world where select people harvest dreams from a hidden realm, two cousins uncover a government secret that could upend everything.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1769

Cover of Nil by Lynne Matson

Nil

Lynne Matson · 2014 · Nil

A teen wakes naked on a mysterious island where she has 365 days to escape through elusive gates or die.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1808

Cover of Monsters We Make Vol. 1 by CoryxKenshin

Monsters We Make Vol. 1

CoryxKenshin · 2024 · Monsters We Make

A gifted teen enters an elite academy and is pulled into a secret war against monsters and the corruption behind it.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1821

Cover of Desert Oath by Oliver Bowden

Desert Oath

Oliver Bowden · 2017 · Assassin's Creed

In ancient Egypt, a teenage boy leaves home to uncover his father's fate and his own place in a dangerous order.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1841

Cover of The Eighth Day by Dianne K. Salerni

The Eighth Day

Dianne K. Salerni · 2014 · Eighth Day

An orphaned boy learns he can cross into a secret eighth day where ancient magic could destroy the normal world.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1854

Cover of Kalahari by Jessica Khoury

Kalahari

Jessica Khoury · 2016 · Corpus

Stranded teens in the Kalahari must survive the desert, a missing adult, and a deadly silver outbreak.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1859