Books like Enchanted Air
If you liked Enchanted Air, read The Poet Slave of Cuba, The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición, or I Lived on Butterfly Hill — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
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.
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10 books similar to Enchanted Air
- The Poet Slave of CubaMargarita Engle
- The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendiciónMargarita Engle
- I Lived on Butterfly HillMarjorie Agosín
- Lucky Broken GirlRuth Behar
Sal and Gabi Break the UniverseCarlos Hernandez- The DreamerPam Muñoz Ryan
The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo · 800L- Under the MesquiteGuadalupe Garcia McCall
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the UniverseBenjamin Alire Sáenz
- Burn Down, Rise UpVincent Tirado
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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 →
- 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 →
- 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 → books like this →
- The Dreamergrades 4–7
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- The Poet X800L
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (8–12), 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 →
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universegrades 9–12
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Burn Down, Rise Upgrades 9–12
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Book data last updated 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.