What books are similar to Lola?

The 10 closest matches to Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti on ReadingList include Efren Divided, Frizzy, Mexikid, The Last Cuentista, and Enchanted Air. Each is scored on shared themes, 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 Lola 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.

Books like Lola

If you liked Lola, read Efren Divided, Frizzy, or Mexikid — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti? 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.

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Why each is a match

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Efren Dividedgrades 4–7: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Frizzygrades 4–5: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Mexikidgrades 6–8: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
The Last Cuentistagrades 4–7: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Enchanted Airgrades 6–10: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon →
I Lived on Butterfly Hillgrades 5–8: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
Juana and Lucasgrades K–3: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon →
Lucky Broken Girlgrades 5–8: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
Sal and Gabi Break the Universegrades 4–7: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
The Dreamergrades 4–7: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →

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

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

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
Saints of the Household by Ari Tison · grades 9–12 — 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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Books like Lola

10 books similar to Lola

Why each is a match

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