Books like Burn Down, Rise Up

If you liked Burn Down, Rise Up, read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Furia, or How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universegrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Furiagrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universegrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Saints of the Householdgrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Shut Up, This Is Seriousgrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novelgrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Enchanted Airgrades 6–10
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon →
The Poet Slave of Cubagrades 7–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →
The Poet X800L
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon →
The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendicióngrades 7–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →

Books like Burn Down, Rise Up for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Frizzy by Claribel Ortega · grades 4–5 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti · grades 3–6 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like Burn Down, Rise Up for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti · grades 3–6 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Mexikid by Pedro Martín · grades 6–8 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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