- Turning point, Paula Chase
- Kismat connection, Ananya Devarajan
- Wave, Diana Farid ; art by Kris Goto
- Parker Bell and the science of friendship, written by Cynthia Platt ; illustrated by Rea Zhai
- Monkey & Robot, friends and neighbors, Peter Catalanotto
- My friend Maggie, Hannah E. Harrison
- Jinxed, Amy McCulloch
- Blue, Barry & Pancakes, danger on Mount Choco, by Dan & Jason
- You and me, by Susan Verde ; art by Peter H. Reynolds
- The king will kill you, Sarah Henning
- The happiness plan, Susan Mallery
- A whole new ballgame, a Rip and Red story, Phil Bildner ; pictures by Tim Probert
- Goldenseal, a novel, Maria Hummel
- Snail and Worm all day, by Tina Kügler
- True beauty, by Yaongyi, V. 3
- Budgie and Boo, written and illustrated by David McPhail
- Scouts, Shannon Greenland ; foreword by James Patterson
- Tap dance troubles, by C. L. Reid ; illustrated by Elena Aiello
- Wednesday Wilson connects the dots, written by Bree Galbraith ; illustrated by Morgan Goble
- Ollie & Moon, fuhgeddaboudit!, by Diane Kredensor ; photographer, Mike Meskin
- Unraveller, Frances Hardinge
- Unidentified suburban object, Mike Jung
- Shirley & Jamila's big fall, by Gillian Goerz
- The honest truth, Dan Gemeinhart
- Where the truth lies, Anna Bailey
- I'm fine and neither are you, Camille Pagán
- The moth came back, Tara Ratzlaff
- Coco, my delicious life, by Kyla May
- My best friend, Rob Hodgson
- Milo's monster, Tom Percival
- Zuri Ray tries ballet, written by Tami Charles ; illustrated by Sharon Sordo
- A very inconvenient scandal, Jacquelyn Mitchard
- Just one more, a novel of suspense, Annette Lyon
- Just Jaime, Terri Libenson
- I speak boy, Jessica Brody
- Ida, always, Caron Levis and Charles Santoso [illustrator]
- Agnes and Clarabelle, by Adele Griffin and Courtney Sheinmel ; illustrated by Sara Palacios
- Manatee summer, Evan Griffith
- Only only Marisol Rainey, Erin Entrada Kelly
- Lumberjanes: unicorn power!, by Mariko Tamaki ; illustrated by Brooke Allen
- What comes next, Rob Buyea
- Fly Guy's ninja Christmas, Tedd Arnold
- Rita and Ralph's rotten day, by Carmen Agra Deedy ; illustrated by Pete Oswald
- My new friend is so fun!, by Mo Willems
- Bye, baby, a novel, Carola Lovering
- You wish, Mandy Hubbard
- Mistletoe, a Christmas story, by Tad Hills
- Please ignore Vera Dietz, A.S. King
- Alone, Megan E. Freeman
- The best friend plan, by Stephanie Calmenson and Joanna Cole ; illustrated by James Burks