- Eb & Flow, Kelly J. Baptist
- If I tell you the truth, by Jasmin Kaur
- Iveliz explains it all, Andrea Beatriz Arango ; [illustrations by Alyssa Bermudez]
- Rain rising, Courtne Comrie
- Amber & Clay, Laura Amy Schlitz ; with illustrations by Julia Iredale
- The ghosts of Rose Hill, R.M. Romero
- We belong, Cookie Hiponia Everman ; illustrations by Abigail Dela Cruz
- The door of no return, Kwame Alexander
- No matter the distance, Cindy Baldwin
- Moonwalking, Zetta Elliott, Lyn Miller-Lachmann ; [illustrations by David Cooper]
- Unbound, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- The black flamingo, Dean Atta
- Dear Mothman, Robin Gow
- Singing with elephants, Margarita Engle
- The name she gave me, Betty Culley
- Starfish, Lisa Fipps
- Long way down, Jason Reynolds
- Before the ever after, Jacqueline Woodson
- Wave, Diana Farid ; art by Kris Goto
- A seed in the sun, Aida Salazar
- In the beautiful country, Jane Kuo
- Starfish, Lisa Fipps
- Voices, the final hours of Joan of Arc, by David Elliott
- Red, white, and whole, Rajani LaRocca
- Words with wings, Nikki Grimes
- Unsettled, Reem Faruqi
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander
- Words with wings, Nikki Grimes
- Me (Moth), Amber McBride
- Booked, by Kwame Alexander
- Red, white, and whole, Rajani LaRocca
- Good different, Meg Eden Kuyatt
- Wings in the wild, Margarita Engle
- One last shot, the story of wartime photographer Gerda Taro, Kip Wilson
- Caravan to the north, Misael's long walk, Jorge Argueta ; pictures by Manuel Monroy
- Three things I know are true, a novel, Betty Culley
- All the broken pieces, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- All the fighting parts, Hannah V. Sawyerr
- Booked, Kwame Alexander
- The song of us, Kate Fussner
- Mirror to mirror, Rajani LaRocca
- The magical imperfect, Chris Baron
- The seventh raven, by David Elliott ; illustrations by Rovina Cai
- Clap when you land, Elizabeth Acevedo
- Flipping forward twisting backward, Alma Fullerton ; illustrated by Sarah Mensinga
- Odder, Katherine Applegate ; with illustrations by Charles Santoso
- The moon within, Aida Salazar ; [illustrations, Joe Cepeda]
- We are the ashes, we are the fire, Joy McCullough ; with illuminations by Maia Kobabe
- Dear Medusa, Olivia A. Cole
- Like a hurricane, Jonathan Bécotte ; translated by Jonathan Kaplansky