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Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, college student, returning home, investigative protagonist, impulsive character, expressive characters, trustworthy/untrustworthy ambiguity, foster sibling dynamics

Relationships labels used: childhood friend, foster sibling, found family, friend group, romantic tension, crushes, sibling-like bonds, trust issues, community ties

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This Is Not the Jess Show

Anna Carey · 2021 · This Is Not the Jess Show

A teen in a 1998 small town starts uncovering eerie glitches that reveal her whole life may be a televised lie.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · high school junior · determined heroine · relatable protagonist · overprotective parents · sick sibling · best friend crush · popular boy · deceptive adults · actor characters · double lives · suspicious supporting cast

Relationships labels: best friends · childhood crush · family secrecy · parent-child conflict · sibling bond · romantic subplot · trust issues · betrayal · manipulative relationship · found ally

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1126

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Cover of The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology by Veronica Roth

The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology

Veronica Roth · 2019 · Carve the Mark

Six illustrated YA sci-fi novellas explore future worlds where love, grief, and hope collide with strange technologies.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young adults · tortured characters · emotionally damaged characters · grieving characters · mentally ill characters · self-reflective · feisty heroine · loyal sibling · isolated outsider

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · siblings · family dynamics · parent-child conflict · estranged friends · best friends · community bonds · sibling rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1254

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Enders

Lissa Price · 2014 · Starters

A chip-bound teen must uncover who controls her mind before a hidden enemy turns her own body into a weapon.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · whiny protagonist · strong-willed heroine · moral ambiguity · mystery antagonist · manipulative ally · younger brother · loyal friend · new love interest

Relationships labels: siblings · brother-sister bond · friendship · romantic triangle · forced romance · betrayal · manipulation · trust issues · parent-child mystery · protective bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1268

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Children of Eden

Joey Graceffa, Laura L. Sullivan · 2016 · Children of Eden

In a controlled post-apocalyptic city, an illegal second-born girl escapes hiding and gets pulled into rebellion and secrets.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · sheltered protagonist · rebellious heroine · willful · determined · reckless · naive

Relationships labels: family secrecy · parent-child conflict · sibling bond · twin bond · friendship · betrayal · love triangle · bisexual love triangle · romantic tension · found friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1315

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Nightfall

Jake Halpern, Peter Kujawinski · 2015

On a strange island where night lasts 14 years, three teens get stranded as darkness falls and must survive what wakes up.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · twin protagonists · young protagonists · brave · reckless · flat characters · predictable choices · survival-driven

Relationships labels: siblings · twin bond · childhood friends · friendship · family separation · parent-child tension · romance backseat · trust issues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1322

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Your Life Has Been Delayed

Michelle I. Mason · 2021

A 17-year-old boarding a 1995 flight wakes in 2020 and must rebuild her life amid grief, fame, and changing loyalties.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reluctant hero · journalist · curious · naive · immature · rule-following · supportive side characters

Relationships labels: best friends · former boyfriend · love triangle · parent-child · sibling relationship · found family · friend betrayal · support group · family secrecy · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1325

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Shiny Happy People

Clay McLeod Chapman · 2025

A traumatized teen investigates a viral party drug that makes her town eerily perfect—and dangerously not themselves.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · adopted protagonist · anxious protagonist · straight-edge protagonist · outsider protagonist · new kid ally · mysterious outsider · perfectionist · smart protagonist · controlling protagonist · traumatized protagonist · loner

Relationships labels: adoptive family · best friends · brother-sister relationship · romantic tension · friendship under pressure · peer pressure · trust issues · community conformity · family trauma · protective alliance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1342

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The Leaving

Tara Altebrando · 2016

Five abducted kids return eleven years later with no memories, while one sibling hunts for the missing sixth child.

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Characterization labels: returned teens · missing child sibling · investigative sister · angry teen · alienated teen · self-centered character · traumatized families

Relationships labels: sibling bond · romantic tension · love triangle · instalove · family estrangement · parent-child strain · friendship · jealousy · stalking · support group

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1378

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Stranger Things: Runaway Max

Brenna Yovanoff · 2019 · Stranger Things

Max Mayfield revisits her pre-Hawkins past and season 2 events through her own eyes, deepening the family trauma.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong-willed heroine · spunky heroine · teen girl · brooding teen · abusive brother · abusive stepfather · difficult mother · absent father · complicated sibling · character study · emotional depth · relatable struggles · rebel teen · protective friend · bullied protagonist

Relationships labels: sibling abuse · sibling rivalry · family trauma · found family · friendship bond · romantic tension · first crush · mother daughter · father daughter · stepfamily conflict · protective friendship · peer group

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1378

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The Seventh Day

A.E. Watson · 2014 · The Seventh Day

A teen girl must protect her sister and survive a strange zombie outbreak while searching for answers and safety.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · relatable protagonist · strong heroine · flawed heroine · scared but brave · protective sibling · resourceful survivor · young survivors · supporting ensemble · funny side character

Relationships labels: sibling bond · found family · family protection · parent-child separation · romantic triangle · slow-burn romance · crush dynamic · friends as family · protective friendship · brother's friend · group dependency · community survival

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1379

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This Is Not a Test: The Definitive Edition with Please Remain Calm

Courtney Summers · 2026 · This is Not a Test

Six teens barricaded in a high school face zombies outside and trauma, fear, and survival instincts inside.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: suicidal teen · abused protagonist · traumatized teens · flawed characters · damaged characters · reluctant survivor · de facto leader · brooding characters · complicated teens · unreliable self-protection

Relationships labels: sibling bond · sibling abandonment · abusive parent · group conflict · forced proximity · alliances · romantic tension · classmate bonds · power struggles · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1401

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The Faint of Heart: A Graphic Novel

Kerilynn Wilson · 2023

In a heartless dystopia, a teen artist who kept her heart must protect her emotions and resist conformity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young artist · outcast · steadfast heroine · sweet protagonist · morally resistant · classmate with secret · Scientist figure · family tension · creative protagonist

Relationships labels: sister relationship · family estrangement · friendship · new friendship · community pressure · romantic subplot · love subplot · sibling bond · art partnership · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1406

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