- Sam, a novel, Allegra Goodman
- We are party people, Leslie Margolis
- The red jacket, written and illustrated by Bob Holt
- The dot, Peter H. Reynolds
- Keys to the city, Lisa Schroeder
- Punky Aloha, Shar Tuiasoa
- Lety out loud, by Angela Cervantes
- Double reverse, by Fred Bowen
- Roxie loves adventure, written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen ; illustrated by Leeza Hernandez
- The Path, Bob Staake
- Monstergarten, story by Daniel J. Mahoney ; pictures by Jef Kaminsky
- Almond, Allen Say
- Crown, an ode to the fresh cut, Derrick Barnes ; illustrated by Gordon C. James
- Connor kissed me, by Zehava ; illustrated by Sarah K Turner
- Peg gets crackin', Jo Renfro
- Out into the big wide lake, written by Paul Harbridge ; illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
- Chicken chickens, Valeri Gorbachev
- The boy who tried to shrink his name, by Sandhya Parappukkaran ; illustrated by Michelle Pereira
- Basketball breakdown, by Jake Maddox ; text by Val Priebe
- Isabelle, by Laurence Yep
- Bunnies on Ice, Johanna Wright
- Michael's golden rules, Deloris and Roslyn Jordan ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- The spirit queen, Arnée Flores
- Pool panic, by Jake Maddox ; text by Leigh McDonald ; illustrated by Katie Wood
- Long shot, a comeback kids novel, Mike Lupica
- Princess Truly in my magical, sparkling curls, by Kelly Greenawalt ; illustrated by Amariah Rauscher
- In the footsteps of Crazy Horse, by Joseph Marshall III ; illustrations by Jim Yellowhawk
- Someone else's shoes, a novel, Jojo Moyes
- The smart cookie, written by Jory John ; illustrated by Pete Oswald
- Shadow of the Batgirl /, a graphic novel, Sara Kuhn, writer ; Nicole Goux, artist ; Cris Peter, colorist ; Janice Chiang and Saida Temofonte, letterers
- I am able to shine, by Korey Watari ; illustrated by Mike Wu
- Batting order, Mike Lupica
- Little Black boy, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Larry C. Fields III ; illustrated by Paul Davey
- Shaken up, Alex Morgan
- Good girl complex, Elle Kennedy
- Ish, Peter H. Reynolds
- Out of my heart, Sharon M. Draper
- The swag is in the socks, Kelly J. Baptist
- Scars like wings, Erin Stewart
- The spin, by Marcus Stroman
- Lo Simpson starts a revolution, Melanie Florence
- Maya and the Beast, written by Maya Gabeira ; illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki
- The queen of kindergarten, Derrick Barnes ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Little Yellow Bus, words by Erin Guendelsberger ; pictures by Suzie Mason
- If it makes you happy, Claire Kann
- What the hex?!, Sophie Escabasse
- Little Black girl, Kirby Howell-Baptiste ; illustrated by Paul Davey
- Canadian boyfriend, Jenny Holiday
- The fifth quarter, Mike Dawson, V. 2
- Magic like that, by Samara Cole Doyon ; illustrated by Geneva Benton Bowers