14 Best contemporary books like Just Like Everyone Else by Sarah Hagger-Holt

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Just Like Everyone Else

By: Sarah Hagger-Holt

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old Aidan can't breathe in his crowded family home. Running is his only respite from …

If you liked the contemporary plot in Just Like Everyone Else by Sarah Hagger-Holt , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • contemporary
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2. You Think You Know Me

By: Ayaan Mohamud

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A stunning debut about finding the strength to speak up against hate and fear, for fans of The Hate… read more

Similar categories in Ayaan Mohamud's You Think You Know Me book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • family
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. Murder on a School Night

By: Kate Weston

3.46

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious murder mystery–rom-com from author and comedian Kate Weston investigates the sinister s… read more

Similar categories in Kate Weston's Murder on a School Night book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • young adult
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4. Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out

By: Ryan Love

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When 79-year-old Arthur Edwards gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Love's Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • contemporary
  • family
  • lgbt
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5. Boy Like Me

By: Simon James Green

4.55

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Boy Like Me book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • young adult
  • lgbt
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6. How to Die Famous

By: Benjamin Dean

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A budding teen celebrity secretly investigates his brother's suspicious death while navigating the … read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Dean's How to Die Famous book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • young adult
  • lgbt
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7. This Book Kills

By: Ravena Guron

3.99

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

I'll make it clear from the I did not kill Hugh Henry Van Boren. I didn't even help…Well, not inte… read more

Similar categories in Ravena Guron's This Book Kills book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • young adult
  • contemporary
"My story, my words, my voice – they are priceless."

-Ravena Guron, This Book Kills

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8. Different for Boys

By: Patrick Ness

3.82

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Friendship, masculinity, sex—Anthony Stevenson has a lot of questions. Is it different for boys who… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Ness's Different for Boys book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"We can't kiss. Because that would make us gay."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Because nothing I did with Charlie ever once felt like that kiss with Jack."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"You know, the way teenage guys talk about sex, you'd think all of us were having it all the time, nonstop."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Although doesn't really matter how many time you do it: you think it's going to make your life less lonely, but it never does."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

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9. Bad Influence

By: Tamsin Winter

3.99

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerfully real and funny new story from the rising queen of teen, about first kisses, learning t… read more

Similar categories in Tamsin Winter's Bad Influence book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2) book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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11. Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts

By: William Hussey

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A Big Gay Rom-Zom-Com with Heart Jesse Spark has a broken heart and in a few short weeks he'll r… read more

Similar categories in William Hussey's Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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12. You Could Be So Pretty

By: Holly Bourne

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A dystopian YA novel with a shocking twist, You Could Be So Pretty is The Beauty Myth for teenagers… read more

Similar categories in Holly Bourne's You Could Be So Pretty book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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13. Jamie

By: L.D. Lapinski

4.46

Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and uplifting story from L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, abou… read more

Similar categories in L.D. Lapinski's Jamie book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
"Being trans is fine, it's the world that's the problem. And that's what people don't seem to get. There are loads of us as well. Whether you make room for us or not, whether you accept us or not, whe…"

-L.D. Lapinski, Jamie

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14. If You Still Recognise Me

By: Cynthia So

4.05

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, th… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"I wonder if Ada would be able to feel the sapphic vibes if she could see the things she and I wrote to each other through the eyes of someone who was an outsider to our friendship."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"And I lie down and look at the ceiling, and I wonder how adults learn to love with this feeling that the past is always growing bigger, that you're always losing mroe of yourself to it."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"I didn't truly believe it back then. That I deserved to be seen. I do now, though. I do. And being seen requires being open about myself. Joan looks at me, soft, patient. I want to be seen."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"There's nothing like meeting someone and feeling comfortable with them instantly. That to me is the closest thing we have to magic in the world. The inexplicable connection that we just feel, right a…"

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

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15. Yours from the Tower

By: Sally Nicholls

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Bridgerton fans rejoice! This epistolary confection—told in letters among three school friends—is p… read more

Similar categories in Sally Nicholls's Yours from the Tower book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • young adult
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16. Finn Jones Was Here

By: Simon James Green

4.62

Format: None pages, None

Eric's best friend, Finn, was the world's most enthusiastic prankster. Was, because Finn died recen… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Finn Jones Was Here book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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17. Feather

By: M.G. Leonard

4.61

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it's a heist! The final unputdownable … read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Feather book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

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18. Glitter Boy

By: Ian Eagleton

4.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old James loves dancing, poetry and Mariah Carey. His teacher, Mr Hamilton, is getting … read more

Similar categories in Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • contemporary
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • lgbt
Cover of Just Like Everyone Else by Sarah Hagger-Holt

19. Just Like Everyone Else

By: Sarah Hagger-Holt

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old Aidan can't breathe in his crowded family home. Running is his only respite from … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • contemporary
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20. SPOR 1: Den, der hvisker, lyver

By: Sophie Souid

4.20

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

BILLE alene i verden – ethvert barns mareridt bliver til virkelighed for Bille, da hans helt almind… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Souid's SPOR 1: Den, der hvisker, lyver book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • childrens
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21. Quiet Storm

By: Kimberly Whittam

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

No matter how quiet it is, you've got a voice, Storm. You should use it to speak up for yourself. … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Whittam's Quiet Storm book and Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else

  • middle grade
  • contemporary

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4.54

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4.71

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4.28

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