Books like Enchanted Air
If you liked Enchanted Air, read The Poet Slave of Cuba, The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición, or Mexikid — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Closest match: The Poet Slave of Cuba by Margarita Engle
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Looking for books like Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle? 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 6–10 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Enchanted Air
The Poet Slave of CubaMargarita Engle
The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendiciónMargarita Engle
MexikidPedro Martín
I Lived on Butterfly HillMarjorie Agosín
Lucky Broken GirlRuth Behar
Under the MesquiteGuadalupe Garcia McCall
A Conspiracy of KingsMegan Whalen Turner
A Corner of WhiteJaclyn Moriarty
A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)A. K. Duboff
Abigail AdamsNatalie S. Bober
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Why each is a match
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- The Poet Slave of Cubagrades 7–12
- Is by Margarita Engle, the same author, both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
- The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendicióngrades 7–12
- Is by Margarita Engle, the same author, both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Mexikidgrades 6–8
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
- 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 → books like this →
- Lucky Broken Girlgrades 5–8
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- Under the Mesquitegrades 7–12
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- A Conspiracy of Kingsgrades 5–12
- Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- A Corner of Whitegrades 5–12
- Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)grades 5–12
- Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- Abigail Adamsgrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Common questions
- What books are similar to Enchanted Air?
- The 10 closest matches to Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle on ReadingList include The Poet Slave of Cuba, The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición, Mexikid, I Lived on Butterfly Hill, and Lucky Broken Girl. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–10), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
- Are books like Enchanted Air reading-level appropriate?
- Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–10), 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.