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Looking for read-alikes for Abuela, Don’t Forget Me by Rex Ogle? These 24 titles overlap in Poverty & Homelessness, Hispanic & Latino, Multigenerational, and Young Adult Nonfiction and overall literary texture.

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A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

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Themes: Poverty & Homelessness • Hispanic & Latino • Young Adult Nonfiction

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Themes: Poverty & Homelessness • Young Adult Nonfiction • Social Topics

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Themes: Poverty & Homelessness • Hispanic & Latino • Multigenerational

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Themes: Multigenerational • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

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Themes: Poverty & Homelessness • Hispanic & Latino • Multigenerational

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Themes: Poverty & Homelessness • Young Adult Nonfiction • Social Topics

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Themes: Young Adult Nonfiction • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

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Themes: Hispanic & Latino • Multigenerational • Social Topics

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Themes: Multigenerational • Young Adult Nonfiction • Social Topics

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Islandborn

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Themes: Hispanic & Latino • Multigenerational • Social Topics

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Themes: Young Adult Nonfiction • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

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Themes: Hispanic & Latino • Multigenerational • Social Topics

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Themes: Hispanic & Latino • Multigenerational • Social Topics

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If Abuela, Don’t Forget Me by Rex Ogle is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Poverty & Homelessness, Hispanic & Latino, Multigenerational and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Francisco Jiménez, Rex Ogle, Marcelo Verdad, George Matthew Johnson, and others.