# Books like The Last Cuentista

**10** books similar to *The Last Cuentista* by Donna Barba Higuera, 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

- [All the Blues in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-blues-in-the-sky) by Renée Watson _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [Efren Divided](https://readinglist.school/book/efren-divided) by Ernesto Cisneros _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [Flora and Ulysses](https://readinglist.school/book/flora-and-ulysses) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [Freewater](https://readinglist.school/book/freewater) by Amina Luqman-Dawson _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [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 Eyes and the Impossible](https://readinglist.school/book/the-eyes-and-the-impossible) by Dave Eggers _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [The First State of Being](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-state-of-being) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [When You Trap a Tiger](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-trap-a-tiger) by Tae Keller _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).

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