- Iveliz explains it all, Andrea Beatriz Arango ; Alyssa Bermudez
- Garvey's choice, Nikki Grimes
- Rain rising, Courtne Comrie
- Once in a blue moon, Sharon G. Flake
- Flipping forward twisting backward, Alma Fullerton ; illustrated by Sarah Mensinga
- Loving vs. Virginia, a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case, by Patricia Hruby Powell ; artwork by Shadra Strickland
- The snow fell three graves deep, voices from the Donner party, Allan Wolf
- Chlorine sky, Mahogany L. Browne
- Another day as Emily, Eileen Spinelli ; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
- Gone fishing, a novel in verse, by Tamera Will Wissinger ; illustrated by Matthew Cordell
- Inside out & back again, Thanhha Lai
- Golden girl, Reem Faruqi
- Solo, Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess
- The bones of me, Kel Duckhouse
- Land of broken promises, Jane Kuo
- 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
- An impossible thing to say, Arya Shahi
- Moo, Sharon Creech
- One last shot, a story of wartime photographer Gerda Taro, Kip Wilson
- 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
- When clouds touch us, Thanhhà Lại
- Spin, Rebecca Caprara
- 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
- 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
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander
- If I tell you the truth, by Jasmin Kaur
- Like carrot juice on a cupcake, by Julie Sternberg ; illustrations by Matthew Cordell
- Chiara in the dark, Maya Chhabra
- All the broken pieces, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- Junk boy, Tony Abbott
- Not hungry, Kate Karyus Quinn
- Little dog, lost, Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrated by Jennifer Bell
- Miles Morales, suspended, Jason Reynolds ; illustrated by Zeke Peña
- Baby teeth, a novel in verse, Meg Grehan
- Freakboy, Kristin Elizabeth Clark
- Aniana del Mar jumps in, Jasminne Mendez
- The one and only Ruby, Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Patricia Castelao
- Addie on the inside, James Howe