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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Persephone.
Setting labels used: high school, school setting, teen setting, contemporary setting, secret facility, hidden world, speculative reality
Focused on “school setting” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
Four gifted children are recruited for a secret mission at a ruleless school where puzzles, codes, and danger await.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary reality · school setting · boarding school · secret underground tunnels · island setting · hidden lairs · classroom world · slightly fantastical reality · slightly futuristic reality · fictional institute
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1061
Marco uncovers a hidden android ally, then joins a risky heist that forces brutal questions about war and pacifism.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · contemporary setting · hidden underground world · school setting · secret alien presence · fictional science-fiction reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1108
A young hybrid and her alien boyfriend face betrayal, rescue missions, and a devastating cliffhanger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary earth · secret facility · underground labs · hybrid world · alien hidden world · government agency · urban fantasy setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0856
![Cover of 暗殺教室 4 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 4] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1367205397i/17859025.jpg)
Class E faces new assassins, a sibling mystery, and a baseball showdown while their alien teacher keeps them guessing.
Why this is here
Setting labels: junior high school · classroom setting · school setting · fictional reality · extraterrestrial
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1212
![Cover of ダンダダン 2 [Dan Da Dan 2] by Yukinobu Tatsu](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677564669i/59460660.jpg)
A cursed teen and a psychic classmate keep battling bizarre spirits while their awkward feelings for each other grow.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school setting · urban supernatural · ghost world · occult sites
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1213
![Cover of ダンダダン 4 [Dan Da Dan 4] by Yukinobu Tatsu](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647859570i/60045286.jpg)
A chaotic teen crew battles aliens and spirits while jealousy, romance, and a cursed house complicate everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · modern day · school setting · haunted house · urban supernatural · alien-infested world · alternate spiritual reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1241
A schoolgirl’s sudden invisibility draws her into a secret circle of kids with powers and a dangerous hidden origin.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · middle school · teen contemporary · small-scale reality · lightly fantastical world · local adventure
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1283
A teen partially infected by a parasite struggles to stay human as a hidden alien threat spreads through his school.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · Earth · urban setting · contemporary setting · invasion narrative · hidden-in-plain-sight reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1301
A middle school boy with supervillain parents must hide his own powers and team up with unexpected friends to save them.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · school setting · small town · secret world · superhero world · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1312
In a modern alternate universe, mutant youths gather under Xavier while Magneto and the government push the world toward war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary setting · alternate universe · modern America · Earth-like world · secret-government world · school setting · global setting · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1328
![Cover of 藤本タツキ短編集 17-21 [Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshū 17-21] by Tatsuki Fujimoto](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1657398442i/59347250.jpg)
Four early Fujimoto one-shots mix aliens, school romance, and vampires into bizarre, darkly funny short manga.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · high school setting · alien invasion setting · contemporary setting · fantastical reality · surreal reality · vampires · science-fiction world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1351
A teen secretly linked to a parasite is pulled into escalating danger as other parasites infiltrate society and politics.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary Earth · urban society · human society · political sphere · school setting · social infiltration setting · scientific/observational reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1356
