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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Persephone.
Characterization labels used: teenage girl protagonist, loner, outsider, whiny teen, snarky teen, emotionally repressed, angsty, pessimistic, special powers, gifted teen
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A Black teen wakes up in her friend’s body and must outwit secrets, tech, and betrayal to reclaim her life.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · lonely outsider · cool girl · imperfect protagonists · smart heroine · active protagonist · manipulative antagonist · sympathetic villain · naive teen · supportive sister · counselor/therapy
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1123
After an accident, a teen violinist loses memories and sees an invisible boy, leading her into a buried secret about her past.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen girl · violist · introspective protagonist · emotionally isolated · depressed protagonist · protective parent · best friend · ex-boyfriend · supportive friend
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1191
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
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1220
A bandaged stranger arrives in a quiet fishing town, stirring suspicion, obsession, and buried fears.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: outsider · recluse · troubled scientist · bandaged stranger · teenage girl · high school girl · loner · small-town archetypes · tragic figure · flawed protagonist · obsessive narrator · bored teenager · alienated characters · blue-collar faces · ordinary townspeople
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1316
A teen in a psychiatric ward tries to prove she’s sane while the truth behind a missing classmate keeps changing.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · vulnerable protagonist · relatable protagonist · strong heroine · unreliable narrator · isolated protagonist · misunderstood character · suspicious doctor · sympathetic patient group · popular rival · psychologist · scientist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1360
A short prequel comic follows teenage Ellie’s first steps beyond the walls as she befriends Riley and meets the Fireflies.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · troubled teen · rebellious · survivalist · vulnerable · snarky · resourceful · female friendship · young rebel · complex leader
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1380
A sheltered young meta-human faces war, betrayal, and a painful reckoning with her family and powers.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen heroine · sassy protagonist · resilient heroine · abused child · sheltered upbringing · powerful but uncontrolled · emotionally guarded · snarky protagonist · moral uncertainty · betrayed protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1383
A teen mind reader is drawn into a hidden community of her kind, where trust and freedom may cost everything.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen heroine · mind reader · freak · outsider · whiny protagonist · insecure protagonist · naive protagonist · strong heroine · compassionate heroine · mysterious love interest · controlling grandmother · mentor figure · popular girl · troubled father figure
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1391
Stranded alone on an alien planet, a teen must survive the wild and uncover a strange presence linked to home.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · middle school protagonist · lonely child · whiny protagonist · angsty teen · resourceful survivor · immature protagonist · determined survivor · coming-of-age
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1397
A reluctant teen cadet is abruptly selected for elite space training and must uncover why she was chosen.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teenage girl · unwilling protagonist · hacker sidekick · plucky heroine · rebel student · likable protagonist · frustrated cadet · unenthusiastic student
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1400
A top student is recruited into a secret time-travel agency and must navigate conspiracies, rules, and a new identity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen operative · strong heroine · sassy heroine · rebellious protagonist · selfish protagonist · whiny protagonist · smart protagonist · resourceful protagonist · outsider · antagonistic side characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1418
A 15-year-old girl who can disappear is pulled into a hidden world where her secret ties to larger clan conflicts.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · genius friend · supportive friend · comic relief · secretive heroine · impulsive heroine · overpowered characters · idealized teens
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1421
