- Code of honor, Alan Gratz
- Kid activists, true tales of childhood from champions of change, stories by Robin Stevenson ; illustrations by Allison Steinfeld
- Into the land of the unicorns, Bruce Coville
- The door of no return, Kwame Alexander
- It wasn't always like this, Joy Preble
- Disney after dark, Ridley Pearson
- Diary of a wimpy kid, Jeff Kinney
- The creature of the pines, by Adam Gidwitz ; illustrated by Hatem Aly ; created by Jesse Casey, Adam Gidwitz, and Chris Smith
- The Vanderbeekers and the hidden garden, Karina Yan Glaser
- Dewey the library cat, a true story, Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
- Firekeeper's daughter, Angeline Boulley
- Out of my mind, by Sharon M. Draper
- Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa, Anna Dewdney
- Pieces and players, Blue Balliett
- Judy Moody, girl detective, by Megan McDonald
- Big Nate flips out, Lincoln Peirce
- The final descent, Rick Yancey
- Squirm, Carl Hiaasen
- Shell game, Ridley Pearson
- A place to land, Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation, Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- Isle of the lost, Melissa de la Cruz
- Nimona, Noelle Stevenson
- I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Lauren Tarshis
- The mage, Inbali Iserles
- Uncomfortable conversations with a black boy, Emmanuel Acho
- 39 clues, Linda Sue Park, Book 9
- Busted by breakfast, by Tom Watson ; illustrated by Marta Kissi
- Splendors and glooms, Laura Amy Schlitz
- Showoff, Gordon Korman
- A hat full of sky, by Terry Pratchett
- The second story, Neil Patrick Harris
- Imaginary girls, Nova Ren Suma
- The terror of the Southlands, Caroline Carlson
- The warden's daughter, Jerry Spinelli
- Never always sometimes, Adi Alsaid
- The curvy tree, by Chris Colfer ; illustrated by Brandon Dorman
- I survived the great molasses flood, 1919, Lauren Tarshis
- Kid authors, true tales of childhood from famous writers, stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner
- Magyk, by Angie Sage
- Revealed, Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Burn for burn, Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian
- Narwhal's otter friend, Ben Clanton
- Kingdom keepers, Ridley Pearson, II
- Crispin, by Avi
- The hired girl, Laura Amy Schlitz
- Fight + flight, Jules Machias
- Strega Nona and other stories from near & far
- Popular, a memoir : vintage wisdom for a modern geek, Maya Van Wagenen
- Artemis Fowl, the Arctic incident, Eoin Colfer
- The ballad of songbirds and snakes, Suzanne Collins