20 Best contemporary books like Save Steve by Jenni Hendriks

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Save Steve

By: Jenni Hendriks

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Steve Stevenson is an asshole. That might not be a cool thing to say about someone with cancer, but…

If you liked the contemporary plot in Save Steve by Jenni Hendriks , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of Closely Watched Trains by Bohumil Hrabal, Josef Škvorecký, Edith Pargeter

1. Closely Watched Trains

By: Bohumil Hrabal , Josef Škvorecký , Edith Pargeter

3.74

Format: 85 pages, Paperback

Bohumil Hrabal's post-war classic about a young man's coming of age in German-occupied Czechoslovak… read more

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  • fiction
"آن غرش و سر و صدای یک قطار در حال حرکت،همیشه یکسان است،درست مثل زمان صلح که قطار، هر شب، مربع‌ها و مستطیل‌های نور را از پنجره‌های درخشان خود می‌پراکند."

-Bohumil Hrabal, Closely Watched Trains

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2. Kytice

By: Karel Jaromír Erben

3.96

Format: 162 pages,

Sbírka baladických básní K. J. Erbena právem patří mezi klasická díla české literatury. Nejznámější… read more

Similar categories in Karel Jaromír Erben's Kytice book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • fiction
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3. Love? Maybe

By: Heather Hepler

3.55

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

Just because Piper's birthday is on Valentine's Day does not mean she's a romantic. In fact, after … read more

Similar categories in Heather Hepler's Love? Maybe book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • high school
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. Starry Eyes

By: Jenn Bennett

3.70

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

In this romantic dramedy from the author of Alex, Approximately, a teen girl's way-too-ordinary lif… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bennett's Starry Eyes book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. #MURDERTRENDING

By: Gretchen McNeil

4.88

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

WELCOME TO THE NEAR FUTURE, where good and honest 8/18 citizens can enjoy watching the executions o… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen McNeil's #MURDERTRENDING book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • fiction
  • young adult
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6. OCD, the Dude, and Me

By: Lauren Roedy Vaughn

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

With frizzy orange hair, a plus-sized body, sarcastic demeanor, and "unique learning profile," Dani… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Roedy Vaughn's OCD, the Dude, and Me book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. Letters to the Lost

By: Brigid Kemmerer

4.01

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her… read more

Similar categories in Brigid Kemmerer's Letters to the Lost book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Pierre and Luce

By: Romain Rolland , Andrew Moore , None

3.59

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

Paris, 1918: Amidst the cries of fanatic patriots bent on war, a tender relationship slowly develop… read more

Similar categories in Romain Rolland's Pierre and Luce book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • fiction

9. Divá Bára

By: Božena Němcová

2.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

Povidka Bozeny Nemcove, Diva Bara, zpracovava dodnes aktualni tematiku zivota ,,odlisneho" cloveka … read more

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10. Obsessed: : A Memoir of My Life with OCD

By: None

3.88

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder--and brings read… read more

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11. More Than We Can Tell

By: Brigid Kemmerer

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of Letters to the Lostcomes a heart-wrenching story of two teens with big secrets a… read more

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12. Zahradní slavnost

By: Václav Havel

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

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13. Kulička

By: Guy de Maupassant , None

3.21

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Z Rouenu obsazeneho pruskym vojskem odjizdi dostavnik se zajimavou spolecnosti. Cestuji v nem mesta… read more

Similar categories in Guy de Maupassant's Kulička book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

Cover of New Horizons (Green Valley Love, #4) by Lilly Lucas

14. New Horizons (Green Valley Love, #4)

By: Lilly Lucas

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Verliebt in einen Netflix-Star: der 4. Liebesroman aus der romantischen New-Adult-Reihe »Green Val… read more

Similar categories in Lilly Lucas's New Horizons (Green Valley Love, #4) book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. Můžeš říct: Miluju tě

By: Nofreeusernames

3.88

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

Tři romantické novely inspirované alby Taylor Swift, HumbookTeam’s version. Áňa, Marky, Monča, M… read more

Similar categories in Nofreeusernames's Můžeš říct: Miluju tě book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. XOXO

By: Axie Oh

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Cello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory. When she meets myst… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's XOXO book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"It’s important to take time for yourself, even with responsibilities. You can’t be there for other people if you’re not first there for yourself."

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"My girlfriend that I was in love with who broke up with me on a hospital rooftop three months ago in Seoul shows up right before my concert in New York City. Yeah, I forgot about it."

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"People do strange things to protect their hearts. But when you're afraid, your heart is closed, and it's never the right time, but when your heart is open, and you're willing to be brave enough to ta…"

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"I'm saying, people do strange things to protect their hearts. But when you're afraid, your heart is closed, and it's never the right time, but when your heart is open, and you're willing to be brave …"

-Axie Oh, XOXO

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17. A Show for Two

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

3.92

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Mina Rahman has a plan for her future: • Finally win the Golden Ivy student film competition, … read more

Similar categories in Tashie Bhuiyan's A Show for Two book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Home is where you find love"

-Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two

"We're raised to see our parents as infallible, to believe they're incapable of making mistakes– but what about when they do? When they keep making them? What about when their mistakes hurt us?"

-Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two

"I'm not sure how old I was when I realized my parents were never going to love me the way I wanted them to– that their love was conditional, dependent on my own behavior and whether I fit their defin…"

-Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two

"This place is my home. These people are my home. I have memories in the cracks of every sidewalk, good and bad. Everywhere I go, I'll see the faces of people who have cherished me. I can run and run …"

-Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two

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18. Counting Down with You

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

4.02

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A reserved Bangladeshi teenager has twenty-eight days to make the biggest decision of her life afte… read more

Similar categories in Tashie Bhuiyan's Counting Down with You book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Even though it's wrong, all I feel is relief."

-Tashie Bhuiyan, Counting Down with You

"I just don't like making other people feel bad"

-Tashie Bhuiyan, Counting Down with You

"I'm not a bad person for wanting. But I feel like I am."

-Tashie Bhuiyan, Counting Down with You

"I'm a puppet on strings, playing out my parents' dreams."

-Tashie Bhuiyan, Counting Down with You

Cover of What I Carry by Jennifer Longo

19. What I Carry

By: Jennifer Longo

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

For readers of Robin Benway's Far From the Tree, a powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl ab… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Longo's What I Carry book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The entire fucking point of being born is that someone is supposed to take care of you."

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

"Not being perfect is for people who have families; you can screw up and they still keep you."

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

"Memory is a fascinating thing. Months and years can pass, uneventful and lost, but then certain tiny moments, pieces of conversation or feelings within the thousands of blank days stay sharp, clear l…"

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

"It's not like I'm dead inside. It's that I'm allergic to manufactured, insincere emotion. A lifetime of people saying one thing but doing the opposite has inoculated me, and now I understand how to s…"

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

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20. Momma Cusses

By: Gwenna Laithland

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Join the millions of fans who love Momma Cusses, TikTok’s #1 Parenting Unexpert! There are lots … read more

Similar categories in Gwenna Laithland's Momma Cusses book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • humor
"My mom raised me the best way she could with the tools she had available. I asked her once if she found being a single mom harder than being a not-single mom. "Just because I was married to your fath…"

-Gwenna Laithland, Momma Cusses

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21. Not My Problem

By: Ciara Smyth

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aideen has plenty of problems she can’t fix. Her best (and only) friend is pulling away. Her mother… read more

Similar categories in Ciara Smyth's Not My Problem book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I dug deep down into my empathy store and found a dried-up old raisin."

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

"She really did look relieved. Like the stick up her her ass had decreased in width or length."

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

"I'd never met someone I hated more. Would it have been wrong to burn her house down to get out?"

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

"It's all a load of bolloxology, but I'm not going to let that get in the way of making fun of you, am I?"

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

Cover of Cold Heart Creek (Detective Josie Quinn, #7) by Lisa  Regan

22. Cold Heart Creek (Detective Josie Quinn, #7)

By: Lisa Regan

4.39

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

As the sun rises, the last glow of the campfire is just visible through the mist and the trees. The… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Regan's Cold Heart Creek (Detective Josie Quinn, #7) book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of You Can Hide (Laurel Snow, #2) by Rebecca  Zanetti

23. You Can Hide (Laurel Snow, #2)

By: Rebecca Zanetti

4.29

Format: 341 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Set against the atmospheric backdrop of rural Pacific Northwest, New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Zanetti's You Can Hide (Laurel Snow, #2) book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Limea: Innerer Sturm by Lin Rina

24. Limea: Innerer Sturm

By: Lin Rina

3.66

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Limea strebt danach, die beste Jägerin ihres Inselstammes zu werden. Als sie einen verletzten Frem… read more

Similar categories in Lin Rina's Limea: Innerer Sturm book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult
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25. Letní noci (Navždycky, #3)

By: Nofreeusernames

3.97

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Když zakopneš, udělej z toho součást choreografie! Volné pokračování bestsellerů Navždycky a Miluju… read more

Similar categories in Nofreeusernames's Letní noci (Navždycky, #3) book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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26. Jsme nevyhnutelní (Navždycky #4)

By: Nofreeusernames

4.00

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Jsou moment, nebo navždycky? Volné pokračování bestsellerové romantické série. První pravidlo Tr… read more

Similar categories in Nofreeusernames's Jsme nevyhnutelní (Navždycky #4) book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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27. Navždycky (Navždycky, #1)

By: Nofreeusernames

3.67

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Láska přes messenger. Feel-good romance ze střední podle hitu z aplikace Storki. Mei Bradleyová … read more

Similar categories in Nofreeusernames's Navždycky (Navždycky, #1) book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • high school
  • humor
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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28. Stay with My Heart

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Counting Down with You  and  A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a … read more

Similar categories in Tashie Bhuiyan's Stay with My Heart book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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29. Seoulmates

By: Susan Lee

3.55

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Hannah Cho had the next year all planned out—the perfect summer with her boyfriend, Nate, and then … read more

Similar categories in Susan Lee's Seoulmates book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Alespoň prozatím (Alespoň prozatím, #1) by Amélie Salingerová

30. Alespoň prozatím (Alespoň prozatím, #1)

By: Amélie Salingerová

4.34

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

"Říká se, že láska je jako choroba... A já jsem se jí nakazila v době, kdy celý svět mluvil o jiné … read more

Similar categories in Amélie Salingerová's Alespoň prozatím (Alespoň prozatím, #1) book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Říká se, že láska je jako choroba... A já jsem se jí nakazila v době, kdy celý svět mluvil o jiné nemoci."

-Amélie Salingerová, Alespoň prozatím (Alespoň prozatím, #1)

Cover of Save Steve by Jenni Hendriks

31. Save Steve

By: Jenni Hendriks

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Steve Stevenson is an asshole. That might not be a cool thing to say about someone with cancer, but… read more

Similar categories in Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve book and Jenni Hendriks's Save Steve

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • illness

18 Best fiction books like Save Steve by Jenni Hendriks

Transform Your Habits

Closely Watched Trains

Bohumil Hrabal , Josef Škvorecký , Edith Pargeter

3.74

Transform Your Habits

Kytice

Karel Jaromír Erben

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Starry Eyes

Jenn Bennett

3.70

Transform Your Habits

#MURDERTRENDING

Gretchen McNeil

4.88

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17 must-read contemporary books like Alespoň prozatím (Alespoň prozatím, #1) by Amélie Salingerová

Transform Your Habits

Starry Eyes

Jenn Bennett

3.70

Transform Your Habits

The Little Café in Copenhagen (Romantic Escapes, #1)

Julie Caplin

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Lásky čas

Adéla Rosípalová

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Call It What You Want

Brigid Kemmerer

4.02

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