- Time bomb, by Joelle Charbonneau
- Kick, Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman
- The one thing, Marci Lyn Curtis
- Nellie's promise, by Valerie Tripp ; illustrations, Dan Andreasen ; vignettes, Susan McAliley
- Sunny, Jason Reynolds
- Confessions of a serial kisser, Wendelin Van Draanen
- The gravity of us, Phil Stamper
- Middle school, get me out of here!, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts ; illustrated by Laura Park
- All eyes on us, Kit Frick
- When we collided, Emery Lord
- Hothead, a novel by Cal Ripken, Jr. ; with Kevin Cowherd
- How to steal a dog, a novel by Barbara O'Connor
- Brilliant, Rachel Vail
- Waiting for normal, Leslie Connor
- Switch, by A.S. King
- Only a breath apart, Katie McGarry
- The time of the fireflies, Kimberley Griffiths Little
- Tiger daughter, Rebecca Lim
- The wizard's tide, a story, by Frederick Buechner
- How to steal a dog, a novel, Barbara O'Connor
- Doll bones, Holly Black ; with illustrations by Eliza Wheeler
- White fur flying, Patricia MacLachlan
- Blister, Susan Shreve
- The enemies of Jupiter, Caroline Lawrence
- Every shiny thing, Cordelia Jensen and Laurie Morrison
- Tricks, Ellen Hopkins
- Come find me, Megan Miranda
- Girls of July, Alex Flinn
- Poppy's return, by Avi ; illustrated by Brian Floca
- One year in Coal Harbor, Polly Horvath
- Just listen, a novel by Sarah Dessen
- Reality Boy, a novel by A.S. King
- Dead to you, Lisa McMann
- Caterpillar summer, by Gillian McDunn
- Crunch, Leslie Connor
- Some kind of happiness, Claire Legrand
- Dear Justyce, Nic Stone
- Stuntboy, in the meantime, Jason Reynolds ; drawings by Raúl the Third
- Breathless, Jennifer Niven
- Jasper Jones, a novel by Craig Silvey
- Al Capone does my shirts, Gennifer Choldenko
- A place for vanishing, Ann Fraistat
- Gorgeous, Rachel Vail
- The lake effect, Erin McCahan
- The lost children, Carolyn Cohagan
- To catch a mermaid, by Suzanne Selfors ; illustrated by Catia Chien
- Becoming Naomi León, Pam Muñoz Ryan
- After the game, by Abbi Glines
- Saint Anything, a novel, Sarah Dessen
- The me I meant to be, Sophie Jordan