- Full cicada moon, Marilyn Hilton
- Little dog, lost, Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrated by Jennifer Bell
- Ringside, 1925, views from the Scopes trial : a novel, Jen Bryant
- A seed in the sun, Aida Salazar
- Never forgotten, by Patricia C. McKissack ; artwork by Leo & Diane Dillon
- Wicked girls, a novel of the Salem witch trials, Stephanie Hemphill
- Grasping mysteries, girls who loved math, Jeannine Atkins
- The last one, Fatima Daas ; translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud
- Garvey's choice, Nikki Grimes
- Unbound, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- Hidden powers, Lise Meitner's call to science, Jeannine Atkins
- What my girlfriend doesn't know, Sonya Sones
- Finding Baba Yaga, a short novel in verse, Jane Yolen
- Solo, Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess
- Blood moon, Lucy Cuthew
- The snow fell three graves deep, voices from the Donner party, Allan Wolf
- Another day as Emily, Eileen Spinelli ; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
- The night library of Sternendach, a vampire opera in verse, by Jessica LĂ©vai
- Loving vs. Virginia, a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case, by Patricia Hruby Powell ; artwork by Shadra Strickland
- Red butterfly, A.L. Sonnichsen ; illustrated by Amy June Bates
- The watch that ends the night, voices from the Titanic, Allan Wolf
- Perfect, Ellen Hopkins
- Booked, by Kwame Alexander
- Alone, Megan E. Freeman
- House arrest, K.A. Holt
- The door of no return, Kwame Alexander
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander
- The watch that ends the night, voices from the Titanic, Allan Wolf
- The language inside, Holly Thompson
- The wild book, Margarita Engle
- Reaching for sun, by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
- To stay alive, Mary Ann Graves and the tragic journey of the Donner Party, Skila Brown
- Orchards, Holly Thompson ; illustrations by Grady McFerrin
- Clap when you land, Elizabeth Acevedo
- All the broken pieces, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- Dreaming of you, a novel in verse, Melissa Lozada-Oliva
- Other words for home, Jasmine Warga
- Swing., Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess, MP3
- Skatefate, Juan Felipe Herrera
- Inside out & back again, Thanhha Lai
- Salt, a story of friendship in a time of war, Helen Frost
- Rebound, by Kwame Alexander ; illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile
- Me (Moth), Amber McBride
- The canyon's edge, Dusti Bowling
- 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
- Home is not a country, Safia Elhillo
- Red, white, and whole, Rajani LaRocca
- The last fifth grade of Emerson Elementary, Laura Shovan