- In the beautiful country, Jane Kuo
- The order of things, Kaija Langley
- Nothing burns as bright as you, Ashley Woodfolk
- Enter the body, Joy McCullough
- Here is the beehive, a novel, Sarah Crossan
- Unbound, a novel in verse, Ann E. Burg
- Lawless spaces, Corey Ann Haydu
- Closer to nowhere, Ellen Hopkins
- No matter the distance, Cindy Baldwin
- Clap when you land, Elizabeth Acevedo
- Beauty mark, a verse novel of Marilyn Monroe, Carole Boston Weatherford
- The perfect nine, the epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ; translated from the Gĩkũyũ, original by the author
- Forever is now, Mariama J. Lockington
- Other words for home, Jasmine Warga
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile
- Love, dishonor, marry, die, cherish, perish, a novel, David Rakoff
- God got a dog, Cynthia Rylant and Marla Frazee
- Ask me how I got here, Christine Heppermann
- We are all so good at smiling, Amber McBride
- Only on the weekends, Dean Atta
- Beyond me, Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu
- 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
- Iveliz lo explica todo, Andrea Beatriz Arango ; ilustraciones de Alyssa Bermudez ; traducción: Eva Ibarzábal
- Dear Mothman, Robin Gow
- The cure for cold feet, a novel in small moments, Beth Ain
- D-39, a robodog's journey, Irene Latham ; illustrated by Jamie Green
- The Lehman trilogy, a novel, Stefano Massini ; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon
- Long way down, Jason Reynolds
- The magical imperfect, Chris Baron
- They call her Fregona, a border kid's poems, David Bowles
- Starfish, Lisa Fipps
- Kin, rooted in hope, Carole Boston Weatherford ; art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford
- An appetite for miracles, Laekan Zea Kemp
- Hate that cat, Sharon Creech
- Ode to my first car, Robin Gow
- Words with wings, Nikki Grimes
- Blood water paint, by Joy McCullough
- Like a hurricane, Jonathan Bécotte ; translated by Jonathan Kaplansky
- Punching the air, written by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef Salaam ; illustrations by Omar T. Pasha
- The ghosts of Rose Hill, R.M. Romero
- Mirror to mirror, Rajani LaRocca
- Inside out & back again, Thanhha Lai
- Serafina's promise, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- The poet X, a novel, by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Moonrise, Sarah Crossan
- Pearl verses the world, Sally Murphy ; [illustrations by Heather Potter]
- Good different, Meg Eden Kuyatt