- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile, Book 2
- Coaltown Jesus, Ron Koertge
- Red, white, and whole, Rajani LaRocca
- Love that dog, by Sharon Creech
- Rebound, by Kwame Alexander ; illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile
- Something like home, Andrea Beatriz Arango
- The last one, Fatima Daas ; translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud
- Emmy in the key of code, by Aimee Lucido
- Alone, Megan E. Freeman
- Locomotion, Jacqueline Woodson
- The Dancing Pancake, Eileen Spinelli ; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
- We belong, Cookie Hiponia Everman ; illustrations by Abigail Dela Cruz
- The door of no return, Kwame Alexander
- American ace, by Marilyn Nelson
- The poet X, a novel by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Ronit & Jamil, Pamela L. Laskin
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile, Book 1
- Burying the moon, written by AndrĖe Poulin ; illustrations by Sonali Zohra
- No matter the distance, Cindy Baldwin
- Witness, Karen Hesse
- Unsettled, Reem Faruqi
- The red pencil, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- Hidden, Helen Frost
- Solo, by New York times bestselling author Kwame Alexander, with Mary Rand Hess
- Rez dogs, Joseph Bruchac
- Me (Moth), Amber McBride
- Red, white, and whole, Rajani LaRocca
- The you I've never known, Ellen Hopkins
- The door of no return, Kwame Alexander
- Closer to nowhere, Ellen Hopkins
- Miles Morales, suspended, Jason Reynolds ; illustrated by Zeke PenĖa
- Call me Adnan, Reem Faruqi
- Long way down, Jason Reynolds
- All the fighting parts, Hannah V. Sawyerr
- Before the ever after, Jacqueline Woodson
- Other words for home, Jasmine Warga
- Like carrot juice on a cupcake, by Julie Sternberg ; illustrations by Matthew Cordell
- Serendipity & me, by Judith L. Roth
- The road to after, written and illustrated by Rebekah Lowell
- Turtle under ice, Juleah Del Rosario
- To stay alive, Mary Ann Graves and the tragic journey of the Donner Party, Skila Brown
- Mascot, Charles Waters and Traci Sorell
- I am Kavi, Thushanthi Ponweera
- Moo, Sharon Creech
- Golden girl, Reem Faruqi
- Inside out & back again, Thanhha Lai
- Nothing burns as bright as you, Ashley Woodfolk
- Iveliz explains it all, Andrea Beatriz Arango ; [illustrations by Alyssa Bermudez]
- Three shots, Katy Grant
- Hate that cat, Sharon Creech