Books like The Dreamer
If you liked The Dreamer, read Becoming Naomi Leon (Scholastic Gold), Echo, or Enchanted Air — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Looking for books like The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan? 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Dreamer
- Becoming Naomi Leon (Scholastic Gold)Pam Muñoz Ryan
EchoPam Muñoz Ryan · 680L- Enchanted AirMargarita Engle
- I Lived on Butterfly HillMarjorie Agosín
- Lucky Broken GirlRuth Behar
Sal and Gabi Break the UniverseCarlos Hernandez- The Poet Slave of CubaMargarita Engle
- Under the MesquiteGuadalupe Garcia McCall
- Efren DividedErnesto Cisneros
FrizzyClaribel Ortega
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- Becoming Naomi Leon (Scholastic Gold)grades 4–7
- Is by Pam Muñoz Ryan, the same author, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
- Echo680L
- Is by Pam Muñoz Ryan, the same author, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). 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 →
- 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 Poet Slave of Cubagrades 7–12
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), 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 →
- Efren Dividedgrades 4–7
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
- Frizzygrades 4–5
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–5). Amazon → books like this →
Book data last updated 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.