- Powerless, Matthew Cody
- Pride and Joy, a story about becoming an LGBTQIA+ ally, Frank J. Sileo and Kate Lum-Potvin ; foreword by Vanessa Williams ; illustrated by Emmi Smid
- Red, by Annie Cardi
- Secret identity, by Wendelin Van Draanen ; illustrated by Brian Biggs
- The extraordinary education of Nicholas Benedict, by Trenton Lee Stewart ; illustrated by Diana Sudyka
- The twelve-fingered boy, John Hornor Jacobs
- Dead ends, Erin Jade Lange
- Burger Wuss, M.T. Anderson
- The fourth stall, Chris Rylander, Part III
- Leon and the spitting image, Allen Kurzweil ; illustrations by Bret Bertholf
- The only game, Mike Lupica
- Leverage, Joshua C. Cohen
- Journey to Juno, by Ray O'Ryan ; illustrated by Colin Jack
- Poached, Stuart Gibbs
- Escaping the giant wave, Peg Kehret
- Mr. Lincoln's way, Patricia Polacco
- Locker hero, Rachel Renée Russell
- Things seen from above, Shelley Pearsall ; illustrated by Xingye Jin
- Everybody sees the ants, by A.S. King
- A & L do summer, Jan Blazanin
- Confessions of a so-called middle child, by Maria T. Lennon
- Jake and Lily, Jerry Spinelli
- Way past mean, Hallee Adelman ; illustrated by Karen Wall
- Dragonbreath, ahoy!, by Ursula Vernon
- The Odd Squad, zero tolerance, Michael Fry
- Emily Windsnap and the monster from the deep, Liz Kessler ; illustrations by Sarah Gibb
- Restart, Gordon Korman
- The new girl, Meg Cabot
- The peculiar possum, by Tracey Hecht ; illustrations by Josie Yee
- The Recess Queen, written by Alexis O'Neill ; illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith
- Danny Blackgoat, Navajo prisoner, Tim Tingle
- The terrible two go wild, Mac Barnett, Jory John ; illustrated by Kevin Cornell
- Keep holding on, Susane Colasanti
- Freddie Ramos makes a splash, Jacqueline Jules ; art by Miguel Benitez
- Locker hero, Rachel Reneé Russell ; with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell
- The odd squad, bully bait, Michael Fry
- EllRay Jakes is a rock star!, by Sally Warner ; illustrated by Jamie Harper
- Felix stands tall, Rosemary Wells
- The hike to home, Jess Rinker
- Roxie and the hooligans, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor ; illustrated by Alexandra Boiger
- The fourth stall, Chris Rylander, Part II
- Four secrets, Margaret Willey
- I funny, James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein ; [illustrations by Laura Park]
- The many masks of Andy Zhou, Jack Cheng
- Amelia takes command, by Marissa Moss
- My kingdom of darkness, written by Susan Tan ; illustrated by Wendy Tan Shiau Wei
- The tale of Sir Dragon, dealing with bullies for kids (and dragons), written by Jean Pendziwol ; illustrated by Martine Gourbault
- Ginny Louise and the school showdown, by Tammi Sauer ; illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
- The boy who lost his face, Louis Sachar
- Chasing the bear, a young Spenser novel, Robert B. Parker