- Gregor the Overlander, Suzanne Collins
- Spirit Walker, Michelle Paver
- The quest begins, Erin Hunter
- Crossing the wire, Will Hobbs
- Sebastian and the balloon, Philip C. Stead
- Lion boy, Zizou Corder
- Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of pilgrimage, a novel, Haruki Murakami ; translated by Philip Gabriel
- This tender land, a novel, William Kent Krueger
- Olvina flies, written and illustrated by Grace Lin
- The strange journey of Alice Pendelbury, Marc Levy ; translated by Chris Murray
- The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen, Rudolf Erich Raspe ; introduction by David Rees ; afterword by Thomas Seccombe ; illustrated by William Strang and J. B. Clark
- The legend of Zelda, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, story and art by Akira Himekawa ; translation John Werry, Honyaku Center, Incorporated ; English adaptation, Steven "Stan!" Brown
- Paddle-to-the-sea /
- Galapagos regained, James Morrow
- Nine lives, Danielle Steel
- The conference of the birds, by Ransom Riggs
- Jonathan and the big blue boat, Philip Christian Stead
- The lost children, Carolyn Cohagan
- Quichotte, a novel, Salman Rushdie
- The porcupine year, Louise Erdrich
- Where is Coco going?, by Sloane Tanen ; photographs by Stefan Hagen
- A trip to the top of the volcano with Mouse, a TOON Book, by Frank Viva
- Wild bird, Diane Zahler
- The Japanese ninja surprise, created by Jeff Brown ; written by Sara Pennypacker ; pictures by Macky Pamintuan
- The road, Cormac McCarthy
- Lawn to lawn, Dan Yaccarino
- Owney, the mail pouch pooch, Mona Kerby ; pictures by Lynne Barasch
- The conch bearer, a novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Hanne's quest, Olivier Dunrea
- The wild things, by Dave Eggers
- The reckless rescue, Adrienne Kress ; illustrated by Matthew C. Rockefeller
- Chance, Dian Curtis Regan ; illustrated by Dee Huxley
- Becca and the prisoner's cross, Tony Abbott
- Gabriel Finley & the raven's riddle, George Hagen
- Polo and the magic flute, Régis Faller
- A life in men, a novel, Gina Frangello
- Jeremy, the tale of an honest bunny, by Jan Karon ; illustrated by Terry Weidner
- Where's Waldo?, the fantastic journey, Martin Handford
- The serpent's shadow, Rick Riordan
- Last ones left alive, Sarah Davis-Goff
- Downhill Megan, by Trisha Magraw ; illustrations by Janice Leotti ; spot illustrations by Rich Grote
- Where's Waldo?, Martin Handford
- Spirit of adventure, by Irene Trimble ; illustrated by Denise Shimabukuro
- Stuart Little, E.B. White
- The Disenchantments, Nina LaCour
- Dodsworth in Paris, written and illustrated by Tim Egan
- The voyage to Magical North, Claire Fayers
- The nerdiest, wimpiest, dorkiest I funny ever, James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein ; illustrated by Jomike Tejido and Laura Park
- The magician's daughter, H.G. Parry
- Charlie's superhero underpants, Paul Bright ; [illustrations] Lee Wildish