Books like The Last Cuentista

Looking for books like The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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96 Milesgrades 6–8
Overlapping grades (6–8) and the same era (2020s).
A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2020s).
A First Time for Everythinggrades 4–8
Overlapping grades (4–8) and the same era (2020s).
A Game of Noctisgrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2020s).
A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchengrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2020s).
A Rover's Storygrades 4–5
Overlapping grades (4–5) and the same era (2020s).
A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2020s).
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hallgrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2020s).
A Work in Progressgrades 4–8
Overlapping grades (4–8) and the same era (2020s).
Alonegrades 4–6
Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (2020s).

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