- Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot vs. the uranium unicorns from Uranus, story by Dav Pilkey
- Ghost boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes
- The composer is dead, by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by Carson Ellis ; music by Nathaniel Stookey
- The manifestor prophecy, Angie Thomas
- Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods, Catherynne M. Valente
- Tales from a not-so-posh Paris adventure, Rachel ReneĢe Russell
- Genesis begins again, Alicia D. Williams
- A teeny tiny Halloween, by Lauren L. Wohl ; pictures by Henry Cole
- Fast break, Mike Lupica
- The hidden kingdom, Tui T. Sutherland
- Crown, an ode to the fresh cut, Derrick Barnes
- Violet and Jobie in the wild, by Lynne Rae Perkins
- Aaron Slater and the sneaky snake, Andrea Beaty
- Spy school goes north, Stuart Gibbs
- The thing about bees, a love letter, Shabazz Larkin
- School trip, Jerry Craft
- Whale done, Stuart Gibbs
- The stars did wander darkling, Colin Meloy
- Blood on the plains, Erin Hunter
- Dream, Annie, dream, Waka T. Brown
- Rhinos at recess, Mary Pope Osborne
- Fading echoes, Erin Hunter
- The magical reality of Nadia, Bassem Youssef
- The Dark Lord Clementine, Sarah Jean Horwitz
- The prince of nowhere, Rochelle Hassan
- Class act, Jerry Craft
- The superteacher project, Gordon Korman
- Heroes of the water monster, Brian Young
- The last beekeeper, Pablo Cartaya
- Bayou magic, Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun, ToĢ£laĢ Okogwu
- Lu, Jason Reynolds
- The one and only Ruby, Katherine Applegate
- Slugfest, Gordon Korman
- The fourth apprentice, Erin Hunter
- The last hope, Erin Hunter
- The extra yard, Mike Lupica
- It's boba time for Pearl Li!, Nicole Chen
- New from here, Kelly Yang
- The quest of danger, Stuart Gibbs
- The apprentice's quest, Erin Hunter
- The case of the tender cheeping chickies, John Erickson
- Omega Morales and the legend of La Lechuza, Laekan Zea Kemp ; illustrated by Vanessa Morales
- The labyrinth of doom, Stuart Gibbs
- A boy called Bat, Elana K. Arnold
- The house swap, Yvette Clark
- River, Erin Hunter
- The forgotten warrior, Erin Hunter
- Sunny, Jason Reynolds
- Finally seen, Kelly Yang