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Similar in characterization

These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Wizard for Hire.

Characterization labels used: resourceful child, naive protagonist, lonely child, resilient protagonist, quirky wizard, eccentric adult, talkative sidekick, sarcastic sidekick, sentient machine, smart kid, kind girl, mysterious mentor, self-proclaimed wizard, possible con artist

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

Cover of Revealed by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Revealed

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2014 · The Missing

Jonah races to solve his identity and stop a time-bending kidnapping that could unravel everyone he loves.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1339

Cover of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin · 2004 · Earthsea Cycle

A gifted boy enters a wizard school, unleashes a shadow, and must learn true power through balance and self-knowledge.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1411

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 characterization

Distance: 0.1443

Cover of Sign of Chaos by Roger Zelazny

Sign of Chaos

Roger Zelazny · 1987 · The Chronicles of Amber

Merlin is pulled into a surreal trap, then races through family intrigue, magical combat, and shifting alliances.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1543

Cover of Rhialto the Marvellous by Jack Vance

Rhialto the Marvellous

Jack Vance · 1984 · The Dying Earth

A vain wizard navigates cabal politics, legal schemes, and cosmic quests in the far-future Dying Earth.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1571

Cover of The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

The Girl Who Could Fly

Victoria Forester · 2008 · Piper McCloud

A girl who can fly is sent to a secret school for exceptional kids, where friendship and danger collide.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1594

Cover of Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Concealed

Christina Diaz Gonzalez · 2021

A girl in witness protection races to save her missing parents and uncover the truth about her hidden past.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1595

Cover of Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith

Cryptid Hunters

Roland Smith · 2006 · Marty and Grace

Twins sent to live with a secretive uncle are swept from school life into a cryptid hunt, jungle danger, and family secrets.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1608

Cover of Pegasus in Flight by Anne McCaffrey

Pegasus in Flight

Anne McCaffrey · 2000 · The Talent

Two gifted children and a parapsychic director collide in a crowded future Earth racing to build a path to space.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1624

Cover of The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein

The Smartest Kid in the Universe

Chris Grabenstein · 2020 · The Smartest Kid in the Universe

A lazy middle schooler accidentally eats knowledge pills and must use his new genius to save his school.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1625

Cover of Sweet Tooth, Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire

Sweet Tooth, Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods

Jeff Lemire · 2010 · Sweet Tooth

A sheltered hybrid boy leaves the woods with a dangerous guardian in a bleak post-plague world.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1630