- Her mother's hope, Francine Rivers
- The kid who killed Cole Hardt, Terry Trueman
- Protecting Paige, Deby Eisenberg
- Quicksand, by Malin Persson Giolito ; translated from the Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles
- One night, New York, Lara Thompson
- The dragonfly sea, a novel, by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling ; illustrated by Jim Kay with Neil Packer
- Lena, the sea, and me, Maria Parr ; translated from Norwegian by Guy Puzey ; illustrated by Lara Paulussen
- Cold Sassy tree, Olive Ann Burns
- Purple hibiscus, a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Okay for now, Gary D. Schmidt
- Marilou is everywhere, Sarah Elaine Smith
- Betty, by Tiffany McDaniel
- The last sin eater, a novel, Francine Rivers
- The lost girls of Camp Forevermore, Kim Fu
- My own lightning, Lauren Wolk
- How to be a bigger bunny, written by Florence Minor ; illustrated by Wendell Minor
- Number9dream, a novel, David Mitchell
- The shelter cycle, Peter Rock