- Forever is now, Mariama J. Lockington
- The kindest lie, a novel, Nancy Johnson
- The secret battle of Evan Pao, Wendy Wan-Long Shang
- A spy in the struggle, Aya De León
- I rise, Marie Arnold
- This train, James Grady
- Let's get back to the party, a novel by Zak Salih
- Such a fun age, a novel, Kiley Reid
- Everything is not enough, a novel, Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström
- We deserve monuments, Jas Hammonds
- Invisible son, Kim Johnson
- The confession of Copeland Cane, a novel, Keenan Norris
- Promise, a novel, Rachel Eliza Griffiths
- Brave in the woods, Tracy Holczer
- Smile and look pretty, Amanda Pellegrino
- Wandering stars, Tommy Orange
- Born behind bars, Padma Venkatraman
- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, a novel, James McBride
- The lookback window, a novel, Kyle Dillon Hertz
- Fast pitch, Nic Stone ; illustrations by Noa Denmon
- Wandering stars, Tommy Orange
- Yours for the taking, a novel, Gabrielle Korn
- Kneel, Candace Buford
- What's mine and yours, a novel, Naima Coster
- How to find what you're not looking for, Veera Hiranandani
- The way I am now, Amber Smith
- Borderless, Jennifer De Leon
- Corey Fah does social mobility, a novel, Isabel Waidner
- Caprice, Coe Booth
- An elegant woman, Martha McPhee
- Penina Levine is a hard-boiled egg, Rebecca O'Connell ; illustrated by Majella Lue Sue
- The prettiest star, Carter Sickels
- The reckoning, Wade Hudson
- We are not like them, a novel, Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
- Mirror girls, Kelly McWilliams
- The violin conspiracy, Brendan Slocumb
- Single black female, Tracy Brown
- Tips for magicians, Celesta Rimington
- The notebook keeper, a story of kindness from the border, by Stephen Briseño ; illustrated by Magdalena Mora
- Calling for a blanket dance, a novel by Oscar Hokeah
- Ace of spades, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- Joy, to the world, by Kai Shappley and Lisa Bunker
- Why?, a conversation about race, written by Taye Diggs ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- Fly away home, by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Ronald Himler
- What's mine and yours, a novel, Naima Coster
- Land of last chances, a novel, Joan Cohen
- Stories of a life, a novel, Nataliya Meshchaninova ; translated from the Russian by Fiona Bell
- The violin conspiracy, Brendan Slocumb
- Every body looking, Candice Iloh
- Nonfiction, a novel, Julie Myerson