- The canyon's edge, Dusti Bowling
- The door of no return, Kwame Alexander
- Tofu quilt, by Ching Yeung Russell
- Inside out & back again, Thanhha Lai
- Odder, Katherine Applegate ; with illustrations by Charles Santoso
- Other words for home, Jasmine Warga
- Rebound, by Kwame Alexander ; illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile
- Emmy in the key of code, by Aimee Lucido
- Me (Moth), Amber McBride
- Zorgamazoo, by Robert Paul Weston
- The most dazzling girl in Berlin, by Kip Wilson
- Red, white, and whole, Rajani LaRocca
- The last fifth grade of Emerson Elementary, Laura Shovan
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander
- Lawless spaces, Corey Ann Haydu
- Where I live, by Eileen Spinelli ; illustrated by Matt Phelan
- Clap when you land, Elizabeth Acevedo
- Impulse, Ellen Hopkins
- Me (Moth), Amber McBride
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander
- Long way down, Jason Reynolds
- Unbound, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- Loving vs. Virginia, a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case, by Patricia Hruby Powell ; artwork by Shadra Strickland
- Unbound, a novel in verse, Anne E. Burg
- Solo, Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess
- The snow fell three graves deep, voices from the Donner party, Allan Wolf
- Inside out & back again, Thanhha Lai
- Another day as Emily, Eileen Spinelli ; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
- What about Will, Ellen Hopkins
- Full cicada moon, Marilyn Hilton
- Little dog, lost, Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrated by Jennifer Bell
- Clap when you land, Elizabeth Acevedo
- Alone, Megan E. Freeman
- House arrest, K.A. Holt
- The door of no return, Kwame Alexander
- Tricks, Ellen Hopkins
- Every shiny thing, Cordelia Jensen and Laurie Morrison
- Smoke, Ellen Hopkins
- Addie on the inside, James Howe
- Stitchin' and pullin', a Gee's Bend quilt, Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
- Gone fishing, a novel in verse, by Tamera Will Wissinger ; illustrated by Matthew Cordell
- Rumble, Ellen Hopkins
- Identical, Ellen Hopkins
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile
- Hate that cat, Sharon Creech
- Punching the air, written by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef Salaam ; illustrations by Omar T. Pasha
- Serafina's promise, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- Blood water paint, by Joy McCullough
- Red, white, and whole, Rajani LaRocca
- Samira surfs, Rukhsanna Guidroz ; illustrations by Fahmida Azim