- Unbound, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- Moonrise, Sarah Crossan
- Alma presses play, Tina Cane
- Good different, Meg Eden Kuyatt
- Rima's rebellion, courage in a time of tyranny, Margarita Engle
- We are all so good at smiling, Amber McBride
- Only on the weekends, Dean Atta
- African Town, Irene Latham & Charles Waters ; introduction by Joycelyn M. Davis, descendant of Clotilda survivors
- The most dazzling girl in Berlin, by Kip Wilson
- Red, white, and whole, Rajani LaRocca
- The last fifth grade of Emerson Elementary, Laura Shovan
- Nothing burns as bright as you, Ashley Woodfolk
- Punching the air, written by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef Salaam ; illustrations by Omar T. Pasha
- The ghosts of Rose Hill, R.M. Romero
- Blood water paint, by Joy McCullough
- The seventh raven, by David Elliott ; illustrations by Rovina Cai
- The poet X, a novel, by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Samira surfs, Rukhsanna Guidroz ; illustrations by Fahmida Azim
- Forest world, Margarita Engle
- Wolfpack, Amelia Brunskill