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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Stranger Things: The Dustin Experiment.
Setting labels used: Hawkins, 1985, high school, freshman year, between seasons, Indiana, school fair, small town, alternate-world supernatural reality
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
After season 1, the Hawkins kids cope with trauma and school by making a zombie movie for extra credit.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Hawkins, Indiana · school setting · middle school · post-season 1 · between seasons 1 and 2 · 1980s · small town · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1441
Max Mayfield revisits her pre-Hawkins past and season 2 events through her own eyes, deepening the family trauma.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Hawkins, Indiana · California · 1980s · small town · suburban home · alternate dimension · supernatural reality · television continuity
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1984
Nancy Wheeler and Robin Buckley investigate a new Hawkins mystery in the gap between Stranger Things seasons 4 and 5.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Hawkins, Indiana · aftermath setting · post-disaster town · high school setting · college-bound transition · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2024
A Stranger Things tie-in graphic novel follows a season 1 bully as nightmares, shame, and monsters force him to confront himself.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Hawkins · 1980s · season 1 aftermath · season 2 overlap · small-town setting · fictional universe · TV-continuity setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2394
After lightning grants a teen the power to find missing kids, she’s hunted by the FBI and everyone else.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · Indiana · small town · summer camp · music camp · contemporary setting · supernatural reality · school detention · government surveillance
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2466
![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: 0.2537
![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: 0.2641
A bonded teen alien romance spirals into secrets, jealousy, and government danger as hidden powers emerge.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · small town · alien-in-human-world · contemporary setting · government intrusion · hidden paranormal world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2676
An ordinary student gets pulled into a school club hunting the supernatural, led by a girl who may bend reality.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school club · contemporary school life · urban fantasy · slice of life · supernatural reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2772
![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: 0.2807
A bookish teen in a small West Virginia town falls for her infuriating new neighbor—who turns out to be an alien.
Why this is here
Setting labels: West Virginia · small town · high school · contemporary Earth · alien-in-human-disguise · secret world · small-town isolation · senior year
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2841
A bullied teen’s buried grief cracks open a hidden power and pulls her toward a secret world she barely understands.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school setting · teen setting · contemporary setting · secret facility · hidden world · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2864
