Books like Lucky Broken Girl
If you liked Lucky Broken Girl, read Enchanted Air, I Lived on Butterfly Hill, or Sal and Gabi Break the Universe — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Looking for books like Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar? 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Lucky Broken Girl
- Enchanted AirMargarita Engle
- I Lived on Butterfly HillMarjorie Agosín
Sal and Gabi Break the UniverseCarlos Hernandez- The DreamerPam Muñoz Ryan
- The Poet Slave of CubaMargarita Engle
The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo · 800L- Under the MesquiteGuadalupe Garcia McCall
- Efren DividedErnesto Cisneros
FrizzyClaribel Ortega- LolaKarla Arenas Valenti
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- Enchanted Airgrades 6–10
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
- I Lived on Butterfly Hillgrades 5–8
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
- Sal and Gabi Break the Universegrades 4–7
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
- The Dreamergrades 4–7
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
- The Poet Slave of Cubagrades 7–12
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
- The Poet X800L
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (8–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
- Under the Mesquitegrades 7–12
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
- Efren Dividedgrades 4–7
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.