- Heart of the land, Sarah Prineas
- Champ, Ellen Miles
- Against the tide, Tui T. Sutherland
- Star rise, by Kathryn Lasky
- The new age, Chris d'Lacey
- Pug's got talent, by Kyla May
- Blood ties, Garth Nix and Sean Williams
- Misfits, Jen Calonita
- The skunk, story by Mac Barnett ; art by Patrick McDonnell
- My lazy cat, Christine Roussey
- Jessie the lonely puppy, by Holly Webb ; illustrated by Sophy Williams
- Pax, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen
- The burning tide, Jonathan Auxier
- Polar bear puzzle, by Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz
- Riddles and danger, by Bryan Chick
- The girl who rode the wind, Stacy Gregg
- Pax, journey home, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen
- Rise and fall, Eliot Schrefer
- Flora and the flamingo, by Molly Idle
- Max, best friend, hero, marine, written by Jennifer Li Shotz ; based on a screenplay written by Boaz Yakin & Sheldon Lettich
- The elephant girl, James Patterson & Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy
- Noodle conquers Comfy Mountain, written by Jonathan Graziano ; illustrated by Dan Tavis
- Stormspeaker, Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- Where the red fern grows, the story of two dogs and a boy, Wilson Rawls
- Sophie Flufftail's brave plan, Daisy Meadows
- Horseback hurdles, by Jake Maddox ; text by Emma Carlson Berne ; illustrated by Katie Wood
- The miniature world of Marvin & James, Elise Broach ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy
- Pax, Sara Pennypacker
- Little Dee and the penguin, by Christopher Baldwin
- The nearly calamitous taming of PZ, a novel by Martha Ritter ; illustrations by Matt Ryan
- Two dogs in a trench coat, Julie Falatko
- Lost in the snow, by Holly Webb ; illustrated by Sophy Williams
- The dragon's eye, Sarwat Chadda
- Two dogs in a trench coat go to school, by Julie Falatko ; illustrated by Colin Jack
- Trouble at school for Marvin & James, Elise Broach ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy
- The return, Varian Johnson
- Pax, journey home, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen
- Heroes, Jen Calonita
- Kit and Caboodle, Anna Pignataro
- Star, the bird who inspired Mozart, Mireille Messier ; illustrated by Matte Stephens
- Sunny the shark, by Remy Lai
- Lily's story, a puppy tale, W. Bruce Cameron ; illustrations by Richard Cowdrey
- Sentinels in the deep ocean, Stacy Hinojosa aka StacyPlays ; illustrated by Vivienne To
- The girl who lost a leopard, Nizrana Farook
- One dog and his boy, Eva Ibbotson
- Dolphin tale, the junior novel, adapted by Gabrielle Reyes
- The frightened kitten, by Holly Webb ; illustrated by Sophy Williams
- Pumpkin and me, [text by] Alicia Acosta ; [illustrations by] Mercé Galí ; translation, Laura Victoria Fielden
- Immortal guardians, Eliot Schrefer
- Immortal guardians, Eliot Schrefer