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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Persephone. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: teen powers, emotional awakening, school bullying, hidden abilities, secret world, coming-of-age, disappearing parent, gifted teens, power eruption

Setting labels used: high school, school setting, teen setting, contemporary setting, secret facility, hidden world, speculative reality

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

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Cover of Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins? by Liz Kessler

Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins?

Liz Kessler · 2015

A schoolgirl’s sudden invisibility draws her into a secret circle of kids with powers and a dangerous hidden origin.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1444

Cover of Harbinger, Vol. 1: Omega Rising by Joshua Dysart

Harbinger, Vol. 1: Omega Rising

Joshua Dysart · 2013 · Harbinger (2012)

A troubled teen psychic is hunted, recruited into a secret power network, and pushed toward a world-changing conflict.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1571

Cover of Bumi by Tere Liye

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.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1600

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 premise + setting

Distance: 0.1604

Cover of Lost and Found by Orson Scott Card

Lost and Found

Orson Scott Card · 2019 · Micropowers

A shunned teen with a tiny finding-lost-things power gets pulled into friendship and a dangerous missing-child case.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1615

Cover of The Gifting by K.E. Ganshert

The Gifting

K.E. Ganshert, Katie Ganshert · 2015 · The Gifting

A teen who sees impossible things fears she's losing her mind, until a secretive boy suggests the danger is real.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1644

Cover of The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen

The Infinite Noise

Lauren Shippen · 2019 · The Bright Sessions

A teen empath in high school learns to manage overwhelming feelings while falling for a classmate who quiets the noise.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1689

Cover of Spell Robbers by Matthew J. Kirby

Spell Robbers

Matthew J. Kirby · 2014 · The Quantum League

A boy at a fake science camp discovers reality-bending powers and gets pulled into a secret war over them.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1691

Cover of Alliance by Mark Frost

Alliance

Mark Frost · 2035 · The Paladin Prophecy

A teen with emerging powers stays at a secretive school over summer and uncovers deeper truths, betrayals, and danger.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1734

Cover of The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart · 2008 · The Mysterious Benedict Society

Four gifted children are recruited for a secret mission at a ruleless school where puzzles, codes, and danger await.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1795

Cover of The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans

The Prisoner of Cell 25

Richard Paul Evans · 2011 · Michael Vey

A bullied teen with secret electric powers uncovers other gifted kids and a conspiracy that targets them all.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1834

Cover of Joshua Dread by Lee Bacon

Joshua Dread

Lee Bacon · 2012 · Joshua Dread

A middle school boy with supervillain parents must hide his own powers and team up with unexpected friends to save them.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1841