# Books like Efren Divided

**10** books similar to *Efren Divided* by Ernesto Cisneros, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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## Similar books

- [Frizzy](https://readinglist.school/book/frizzy) by Claribel Ortega _(Grades 4–5)_ — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s).
- [Lola](https://readinglist.school/book/lola-valenti) by Karla Arenas Valenti _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Mexikid](https://readinglist.school/book/mexikid) by Pedro Martín _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [The Last Cuentista](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-cuentista) by Donna Barba Higuera _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [Enchanted Air](https://readinglist.school/book/enchanted-air) by Margarita Engle _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (6–10).
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- [The Poet Slave of Cuba](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-slave-of-cuba) by Margarita Engle _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–12).

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