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Characterization labels used: grieving father, teenage daughter, estranged family members, unlikable characters, flawed characters, complex protagonist, reactive ensemble, archetypal supporting cast, rebellious teenager, protective parent, traumatized characters

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Cover of The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology by Veronica Roth

The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology

Veronica Roth · 2019 · Carve the Mark

Six illustrated YA sci-fi novellas explore future worlds where love, grief, and hope collide with strange technologies.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young adults · tortured characters · emotionally damaged characters · grieving characters · mentally ill characters · self-reflective · feisty heroine · loyal sibling · isolated outsider

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1454

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Cover of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1 by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto · 2004 · 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン [Shin Seiki Evangelion]

A depressed teen is pulled into piloting a giant bio-mecha to fight mysterious angels and face his father.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: depressed protagonist · anxious teen · reluctant hero · estranged father · distant parent · supportive woman · traumatized cast · flawed characters · emotionally scarred · complex characters · coming-of-age · bratty rival · sensitive boy · cold leader · supporting cast · humanized characters · whiny protagonist · capable pilot

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Distance: 0.1510

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Cover of The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat

The Moon Represents My Heart

Pim Wangtechawat · 2023

A time-traveling Chinese-British family is split by loss, forcing two siblings to navigate grief, love, and the pull of the past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed characters · grieving siblings · obsessive protagonist · self-destructive character · isolated character · ambitious immigrant · strict grandmother · supportive friend · complex family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1515

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Cover of This Is Not a Test: The Definitive Edition with Please Remain Calm by Courtney Summers

This Is Not a Test: The Definitive Edition with Please Remain Calm

Courtney Summers · 2026 · This is Not a Test

Six teens barricaded in a high school face zombies outside and trauma, fear, and survival instincts inside.

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Characterization labels: suicidal teen · abused protagonist · traumatized teens · flawed characters · damaged characters · reluctant survivor · de facto leader · brooding characters · complicated teens · unreliable self-protection

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1520

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The Armored Saint

Myke Cole · 2018 · The Sacred Throne

A teen girl in an oppressive theocracy defies anti-magic enforcers and discovers what love, fear, and resistance cost.

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Characterization labels: teenage protagonist · female protagonist · impulsive heroine · flawed heroine · strong-willed protagonist · naive protagonist · reckless protagonist · brave protagonist · character-driven cast · vile antagonists · supportive father · best friend

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1529

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Cover of Lights Out in Lincolnwood by Geoff Rodkey

Lights Out in Lincolnwood

Geoff Rodkey · 2021

When all electricity dies without explanation, a dysfunctional suburban family must confront collapse, scarcity, and each other.

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Characterization labels: dysfunctional family · unlikable characters · self-absorbed · privileged · upper middle class · stressed teenager · vape-addicted teen · closet alcoholic · work-obsessed father · overachieving daughter · bully-targeted son · inept survivors · flawed but relatable · character-driven · messy family

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Distance: 0.1582

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Cover of The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins

The Great Transition

Nick Fuller Googins · 2023

In a near-future net-zero world, a teen and her father search for her missing mother as old climate wounds reopen.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · activist parent · missing mother · protective father · hardened idealist · traumatized characters · politically divided couple · young narrator · family-centered cast · morally conflicted characters

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1588

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Cover of The Burning Hollow by Ryan Schow

The Burning Hollow

Ryan Schow · 2022 · Sunset on America

In near-future East Tennessee, an exiled man returns home as family feuds, collapse, and an EMP push a small town toward war.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · tortured protagonist · immature protagonist · tough guy · sympathetic characters · complex characters · good and bad characters · strong women · family-centered cast

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1592

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Cover of Private Rites by Julia Armfield

Private Rites

Julia Armfield · 2024

Three queer sisters reunite after their cruel father dies in a rain-swamped future, unearthing family secrets and deeper dread.

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Characterization labels: estranged sisters · queer women · unlikable characters · flawed characters · volatile siblings · traumatized adults · emotionally detached · abused children · narcissistic father · cold father · cruel father · complex characters

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1607

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Cover of Last Exit by Max Gladstone

Last Exit

Max Gladstone · 2022

A fractured found-family road trip across alternate worlds becomes one last chance to save a lost love and a dying reality.

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Characterization labels: found family · college friends · older protagonists · flawed characters · traumatized characters · idealistic youth · regretful adults · world-weary protagonist · introspective characters · diverse cast · character-driven · heroic but damaged

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1608

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Cover of Neon Genesis Evangelion: 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 1 by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Neon Genesis Evangelion: 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 1

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto · 2012

A depressed teen is pushed into piloting a giant bio-mech as humanity faces alien attack and apocalyptic collapse.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: apathetic teen · depressed protagonist · anxious teen · reluctant pilot · traumatized child · cold father · manipulative adults · multilayered cast · emotionally repressed · mystery-shrouded characters · humanized heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1625

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Cover of The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

The Obelisk Gate

N.K. Jemisin · 2016 · The Broken Earth

In a dying Earth, Essun’s search for her daughter collides with buried truths, shifting loyalties, and world-ending power.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: complex characters · flawed characters · morally ambiguous · powerful protagonist · resilient heroine · manipulative child · traumatized characters · unlikable characters · character-driven · coming into power · imperfect motivations

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1656

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