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Terry Brooks

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These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for Running with the Demon. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, magical girl, guardian, drifter, limping hero, female lineage, morally burdened hero, secretive adults, supportive grandparents, foil mentor

Relationships labels used: grandparents, family secrets, father-child conflict, mentor-protector, best friends, found family, generational bond, parental absence, power imbalance

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An Acceptable Time

Madeleine L'Engle · 1990 · Time Quintet

A teen sent to study with her grandparents slips through a time gate into a dangerous past of druids, tribes, and sacrifice.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young adult protagonist · smart heroine · naive heroine · self-centered male character · illness-driven character · protective adults · skeptical elders · mature teenagers · romantic interest

Relationships labels: grandparents · parent-child · family legacy · romantic tension · love triangle · unbalanced power dynamics · friendship · intergenerational family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1466

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Fever Crumb

Philip Reeve · 2009 · Fever Crumb

A logic-trained girl engineer is pulled into a secret dig that forces her to confront forbidden memories and a hunted identity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · only female · rationalist · emotion-suppressed · orphan · foundling · apprentice · engineer · archaeologist · antagonist group · mixed motives · secretive mentor · resourceful · naive

Relationships labels: adoptive parent · mentor-mentee · father-daughter · found family · parental guardianship · caregiver bond · family secrets · suspected kinship · community hostility · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1470

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Blood Colony

Tananarive Due · 2008 · African Immortals

A hidden immortal clan must protect a teen with healing blood as rival sects, disease, and prophecy turn her into a target.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · immortal heroine · psychic powers · healer · rebellious teenager · naive protagonist · powerful child · mentor figures · secretive family · violent antagonists

Relationships labels: best friends · family conflict · parent-child conflict · protective family · chosen family · romantic subplot · arranged marriage · rival factions · power struggle · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1493

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The Last Human

Zack Jordan · 2020

A hidden human teen on an alien space station is thrust into a galaxy-spanning chase that tests intelligence, freedom, and identity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · outsider · misfit · sulky teen · brave heroine · curious protagonist · hidden heir · adopted child · murderous guardian · quirky side characters · sentient AI · mischievous helper · philosophical characters

Relationships labels: mother-daughter bond · adoptive family · found family · protector-protected · mentor-like parenting · friendship · team of misfits · interspecies family · trust issues · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1515

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Drømmen om et tre

Maja Lunde · 2022 · Klimakvartetten

In a climate-ravaged future, a boy guarding a seed vault in Svalbard faces catastrophe as another survivor heads north.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young adult caretaker · grandmother figure · seed guardian · survivor · parentified child · morally burdened · resilient · stubborn · traumatized · responsible older sibling

Relationships labels: parent child · siblings · grandmother grandchild · family duty · community ties · conflict over survival · caretaking · intergenerational bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1522

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Koridwen

Yves Grevet · 2015 · U4

A Breton teen survivor follows a cryptic message, a family prophecy, and a deadly mission toward Paris after a virus wipes out most of humanity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · resourceful heroine · tough heroine · solitary character · determined character · mature teen · badass heroine · guardianship · mystical guide

Relationships labels: cousin relationship · family loss · caregiving · found family · friendship · romance · rival groups · peer encounters · mentor-grandmother bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1526

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Dreamhunter

Elizabeth Knox · 2006 · The Dreamhunter Duet

In a world where select people harvest dreams from a hidden realm, two cousins uncover a government secret that could upend everything.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · female protagonists · cousins · family line · gifted children · strong secondary characters · guardians · caregiver · resourceful heroine · spunky heroine

Relationships labels: cousin bond · family loyalty · family dynamics · protective relationship · friendship · sisterly closeness · parent child · missing father · caregiving

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1553

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Among the Hidden

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2006 · Shadow Children

A hidden third child in a two-child society risks discovery when he meets another child living in secret next door.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: hidden protagonist · timid protagonist · brave girl · idealistic character · risk-averse protagonist · oppressive parents · unsympathetic parents · protector role · rebellious youth · solitary child

Relationships labels: secret friendship · family tension · parent-child conflict · peer alliance · protest network · dependence on family · loyalty to family · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1558

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Across the Universe

Beth Revis · 2011 · Across the Universe

A cryosleeping teen wakes early on a secretive generation ship and races to survive a murder plot and uncover its lies.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · future leader · strong-willed heroine · isolated outsider · secretive ruler · manipulated heir

Relationships labels: parent-child bond · romance · trust issues · mentor-protege · power imbalance · rivalry · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1561

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Epic

Conor Kostick · 2007 · Epic

In a future colony where a game decides status and survival, a teen outsider challenges the system from inside Epic.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · underdog hero · group of friends · female avatar · avatar switch · corrupt elites · elite players · NPC consciousness · vampire NPC · librarian character · father-son conflict

Relationships labels: friendship · found family · parent-child conflict · revolt against authority · teamwork · romantic hint · rivalry · community dependence · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1576

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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.

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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: 0.1580

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Nubia: The Awakening

Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes · 2022 · Nubia

Three teens from climate-destroyed Nubia uncover inherited powers in a divided future New York and must choose their loyalties.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · flawed teens · strong-willed · self-disciplined · book-smart · street-smart · burdened youth · elders with secrets · manipulative adults · villain · politically ambitious

Relationships labels: family ties · parent-child conflict · community bonds · friendship · power imbalance · generational conflict · mentorship · rivalry · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1594

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