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Themes labels used: identity, belonging, self-acceptance, self-discovery, social class, prejudice, discrimination, secrecy, pressure to conform, family loyalty, approval seeking, worldly success vs self-worth, freedom of choice, coming of age, ethics of genetic engineering

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Singing the Dogstar Blues

Alison Goodman · 2004 · Singing the Dogstar Blues

A rebellious teen in a future time-travel school is paired with a dying alien and must break rules to save him.

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Themes labels: identity · belonging · loneliness · family heritage · parentage · class prejudice · genetic engineering · nature versus design · bigotry · racism · gender · sexuality · cultural difference · friendship · loyalty · agency · survival · coming of age · technology exchange · language and communication · otherness

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A Closed and Common Orbit

Becky Chambers · 2016 · Wayfarers

An AI reborn in an illegal human body and a cloned mechanic's pasts intertwine in a hopeful search for identity and belonging.

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Themes labels: identity · personhood · sentience · belonging · freedom · autonomy · prejudice · class structure · gender · equality · humanity · purpose · survival · motherhood · family · consciousness · cultural difference · ethics · self-determination · empathy · social justice

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Distance: 0.1148

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Line and Orbit

Sunny Moraine, Lisa Soem · 2013 · Root Code

A genetically enhanced outcast flees a perfection-obsessed empire and finds refuge, danger, and desire among space nomads.

Why this is here

Themes labels: eugenics · perfectionism · acceptance · identity · survival · prejudice · homophobia · authoritarianism · conformity · community · genetic engineering · nature versus control · ethics · secrecy · healing · chosen identity · humanity · social exclusion · cultural difference

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Distance: 0.1190

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Made in Korea

Jeremy Holt · 2022 · Made in Korea

An adopted AI child in a near-future world confronts identity, family, and control as her strange origins unravel.

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Themes labels: identity · belonging · self-determination · nature vs nurture · gender identity · artificial intelligence ethics · adoption · family · humanity · social belonging · race · sexuality · corporate power · gun violence · peer pressure · acceptance · personhood · autonomy · coming of age · technology and ethics

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For Love of Mother-Not

Alan Dean Foster · 1987 · Pip & Flinx

A gifted orphan and his acid-spitting mini-dragon race to rescue his kidnapped guardian on a strange alien world.

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Themes labels: identity · otherness · belonging · coming of age · family · loyalty · control vs freedom · bioethics · genetic manipulation · free will · government intervention · self-discovery · gift as burden · trust

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Wildwing

Emily Whitman · 2010

A bullied 1910s maid slips into medieval England, where mistaken identity, falconry, and forbidden love upend her plans.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · self-worth · social class · money and happiness · freedom · respect · belonging · choice · duty versus desire · personal growth · self-discovery · privilege · sacrifice · making one's own happiness · social prejudice

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Compete

Vera Nazarian · 2015 · The Atlantis Grail

On a yearlong voyage to Atlantis, Gwen must navigate training, politics, and a dangerous love triangle to survive.

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Themes labels: identity · coming of age · choice · survival · loyalty · family duty · self-discovery · social adaptation · class status · cultural assimilation · responsibility · compassion · trust · future versus past

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Distance: 0.1019

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Super Powereds: Year 1

Drew Hayes · 2013 · Super Powereds

Five new college students hide a dangerous secret while training to become certified superheroes.

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Themes labels: prejudice · control · identity · self-discovery · responsibility · coming of age · trust · belonging · class hierarchy · secrecy · friendship · growth · adversity · power and status · gender bias

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Distance: 0.1020

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The Rules

Stacey Kade · 2013 · Project Paper Doll

A hidden alien-human hybrid must survive high school, a bully, and a dangerous crush without exposing her secret.

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Themes labels: identity · belonging · secrecy · trust · freedom · self-protection · bullying · coming of age · morality · humanity · survival · social pressure · betrayal · family loyalty · scientific ethics

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Child of a Hidden Sea

A.M. Dellamonica · 2014 · Hidden Sea Tales

A 24-year-old biologist chasing her birth family is swept into a magical ocean world of politics, secrets, and exile.

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Themes labels: identity · belonging · heritage · self discovery · family loyalty · culture shock · curiosity vs conformity · science vs magic · politics · prejudice · social codes · choice of home · truth and secrecy · justice · peacekeeping

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Divergent

Veronica Roth · 2012 · Divergent

A girl must choose a faction in a rigid future Chicago, but her secret makes her a target.

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Themes labels: identity · individuality · conformity · choice · free will · courage · selflessness · bravery · fear · control · power · loyalty · family · friendship · belonging · secrecy · rebellion · class division · social stratification · human nature · fear of difference · coming of age · self-discovery · moral complexity · injustice · trust · sacrifice · identity formation

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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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Themes labels: identity · secrecy · survival · family loyalty · trust · control · social repression · class hierarchy · self-discovery · coming of age · fear of difference · redemption

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Distance: 0.1078

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