Books like The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición
If you liked The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición, read Enchanted Air, The Poet Slave of Cuba, or The Tequila Worm — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Looking for books like The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición 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 The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición
- Enchanted AirMargarita Engle
- The Poet Slave of CubaMargarita Engle
- The Tequila WormViola Canales
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the UniverseBenjamin Alire Sáenz
- Burn Down, Rise UpVincent Tirado
- Efren DividedErnesto Cisneros
- FuriaYamile Saied Méndez
- How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the UniverseRaquel Vasquez Gilliland
- I Lived on Butterfly HillMarjorie Agosín
- Lucky Broken GirlRuth Behar
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- Enchanted Airgrades 6–10
- Is by Margarita Engle, the same author, both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon → books like this →
- 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 Tequila Wormgrades 7–12
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2000s). 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 →
- Efren Dividedgrades 4–7
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
- Furiagrades 9–12
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universegrades 9–12
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- I Lived on Butterfly Hillgrades 5–8
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Lucky Broken Girlgrades 5–8
- Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.
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