- Little cat's luck, Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrations by Jennifer A. Bell
- Mountain dog, Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov
- Bright red fruit, Safia Elhillo
- When you know what I know, by Sonja Solter
- The last fifth grade of Emerson Elementary, Laura Shovan
- God got a dog, Cynthia Rylant ; illustrations, Marla Frazee
- Hidden, Helen Frost
- Catching a storyfish, Janice N. Harrington
- A seed in the sun, Aida Salazar
- People kill people, Ellen Hopkins
- Grasping mysteries, girls who loved math, Jeannine Atkins
- A work in progress, Jarrett Lerner
- Trouper, by Meg Kearney ; illustrated by E. B. Lewis