Books like El Chupacabras

If you liked El Chupacabras, read Wild Wings, Dobry, or Dragons Love Tacos — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like El Chupacabras by Adam Rubin (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of chupacabras, farm life, and goats. 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to El Chupacabras

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Wild Wingsgrades 4–6
Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Dobrygrades 4–7
Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Dragons Love Tacosgrades K–3
Is by Adam Rubin, the same author, overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasmagrades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Harris and Megrades 6–8
Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Harvey Potter's Balloon Farmgrades K–3
Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Help Me, Mr. Mutt!grades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
If I Built a Schoolgrades K–3
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Martha Speaksgrades K–3
Shares themes of spanish language materials, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Postcards from Campgrades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like El Chupacabras for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

  • Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora · grades K–1 — Shares themes of spanish language materials and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Togo by Robert J. Blake · grades 2–8 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2010s).
  • Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2010s).
  • Chalk by Bill Thomson · grades K–2 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2010s).

Books like El Chupacabras for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger · grades 4–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • A Dog Called Kitty by Wallace, Bill · grades 3–5 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
  • Dogtown by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Invisible Isabel by Sally J. Pla · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like El Chupacabras for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger · grades 4–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Dogtown by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Invisible Isabel by Sally J. Pla · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like El Chupacabras for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of farm life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Barber Shop Chronicles by Inua Ellams · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2010s).
  • Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2010s).
  • Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2010s).
  • Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to El Chupacabras?
The 10 closest matches to El Chupacabras by Adam Rubin on ReadingList include Wild Wings, Dobry, Dragons Love Tacos, Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma, and Harris and Me. Each is scored on shared themes (chupacabras, farm life, and goats), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like El Chupacabras reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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