- The bones of me, Kel Duckhouse
- Iveliz explains it all, Andrea Beatriz Arango ; Alyssa Bermudez
- Garvey's choice, Nikki Grimes
- If I tell you the truth, by Jasmin Kaur
- Rain rising, Courtne Comrie
- Gone fishing, a novel in verse, by Tamera Will Wissinger ; illustrated by Matthew Cordell
- Golden girl, Reem Faruqi
- Solo, Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess
- Blood moon, Lucy Cuthew
- The snow fell three graves deep, voices from the Donner party, Allan Wolf
- Chlorine sky, Mahogany L. Browne
- Inside out & back again, Thanhha Lai
- Another day as Emily, Eileen Spinelli ; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
- Loving vs. Virginia, a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case, by Patricia Hruby Powell ; artwork by Shadra Strickland
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander
- Flipping forward twisting backward, Alma Fullerton ; illustrated by Sarah Mensinga
- Booked, by Kwame Alexander
- Amber & Clay, Laura Amy Schlitz
- Alone, Megan E. Freeman
- House arrest, K.A. Holt
- The door of no return, Kwame Alexander
- Like pickle juice on a cookie, by Julie Sternberg ; illustrations by Matthew Cordell
- Not hungry, Kate Karyus Quinn
- Little dog, lost, Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrated by Jennifer Bell
- Baby teeth, a novel in verse, Meg Grehan
- A seed in the sun, Aida Salazar
- Wicked girls, a novel of the Salem witch trials, Stephanie Hemphill
- Grasping mysteries, girls who loved math, Jeannine Atkins
- When Winter Robeson came, Brenda Woods
- Freakboy, Kristin Elizabeth Clark
- Addie on the inside, James Howe
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander
- Like carrot juice on a cupcake, by Julie Sternberg ; illustrations by Matthew Cordell
- Chiara in the dark, Maya Chhabra
- Booked, by Kwame Alexander
- All the broken pieces, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- Junk boy, Tony Abbott
- Odder, Katherine Applegate ; with illustrations by Charles Santoso
- Other words for home, Jasmine Warga
- Like bug juice on a burger, by Julie Sternberg ; illustrations by Matthew Cordell
- Inside out & back again, Thanhha Lai
- Salt, a story of friendship in a time of war, Helen Frost
- Emmy in the key of code, by Aimee Lucido
- Me (Moth), Amber McBride
- In the beautiful country, Jane Kuo
- We are all so good at smiling, Amber McBride
- American ace, Marilyn Nelson
- Only on the weekends, Dean Atta
- African Town, Irene Latham & Charles Waters ; introduction by Joycelyn M. Davis, descendant of Clotilda survivors
- The most dazzling girl in Berlin, by Kip Wilson