Books like Lucky Broken Girl
If you liked Lucky Broken Girl, read I Lived on Butterfly Hill, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, or The Dreamer — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Closest match: I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín
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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
I Lived on Butterfly HillMarjorie Agosín
Sal and Gabi Break the UniverseCarlos Hernandez
The DreamerPam Muñoz Ryan
Efren DividedErnesto Cisneros
MexikidPedro Martín
The Last CuentistaDonna Barba Higuera
Enchanted AirMargarita Engle
A Boy Called ChristmasMatt Haig
A Boy Named QueenSara Cassidy
A Handful of StarsCynthia Lord
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Why each is a match
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- 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 →
- 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 →
- Efren Dividedgrades 4–7
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
- Mexikidgrades 6–8
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
- The Last Cuentistagrades 4–7
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
- Enchanted Airgrades 6–10
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- A Boy Called Christmasgrades 3–10
- Overlapping grades (3–10) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- A Boy Named Queengrades 3–8
- Overlapping grades (3–8) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- A Handful of Starsgrades 3–8
- Overlapping grades (3–8) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Common questions
- What books are similar to Lucky Broken Girl?
- The 10 closest matches to Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar on ReadingList include I Lived on Butterfly Hill, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, The Dreamer, Efren Divided, and Mexikid. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
- Are books like Lucky Broken Girl reading-level appropriate?
- Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–8), 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.