- The memory box, a book about grief, by Joanna Rowland ; illustrations by Thea Baker
- Mockingbird, Kathryn Erskine
- House of salt and sorrows, Erin A. Craig
- The Remedy, Suzanne Young
- The forever sky, Thomas Peacock ; illustrations by Annette S. Lee
- Start here, by Trish Doller
- My diary from the edge of the world, Jodi Lynn Anderson
- Light it up, Kekla Magoon
- Love & other carnivorous plants, Florence Gonsalves
- Memoirs of a tortoise, by Devin Scillian ; illustrated by Tim Bowers
- The vanishing deep, Astrid Scholte
- Early departures, Justin A. Reynolds
- Sunnyside Plaza, by Scott Simon
- Tiffany Sly lives here now, Dana L. Davis
- Walk two moons, by Sharon Creech
- Family lore, a novel, Elizabeth Acevedo
- Looking for Alaska, a novel, John Green
- Reflection, a twisted tale, Elizabeth Lim
- The summer guest, Justin Cronin
- When you read this, a novel, Mary Adkins
- The next person you meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom
- The great hamster massacre, Katie Davies ; illustrated by Hannah Shaw
- Finn's feather, Rachel Noble ; Illustrations by Zoey Abbott
- They both die at the end, Adam Silvera
- New waves, a novel, Kevin Nguyen
- The sky is everywhere, Jandy Nelson
- I'll give you the sun, by Jandy Nelson
- Scythe, Neal Shusterman
- Looking for Alaska, a novel by John Green
- The Epidemic, Suzanne Young
- An ordinary day, Elana K. Arnold ; illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic
- Clap when you land, Elizabeth Acevedo
- The living dead, a new novel, George A. Romero, Daniel Kraus
- The two lives of Lydia Bird, a novel, Josie Silver
- Where do they go?, Julia Alvarez ; illustrated by Sabra Field
- The Witch Elm, Tana French
- The Berenstain Bears lose a friend, Stan and Jan Berenstain with Mike Berenstain
- Neverworld wake, Marisha Pessl
- A Christmas memory, Richard Paul Evans
- I'll give you the sun, by Jandy Nelson
- Just like that, Gary D. Schmidt
- The book thief, by Markus Zusak
- The invisible leash, Patrice Karst ; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
- The Infinity courts, Akemi Dawn Bowman
- The book thief, by Markus Zusak
- Bone dog, Eric Rohmann
- Kira-kira, Cynthia Kadohata
- The house in the pines, a novel, Ana Reyes
- Ashfall, by Mike Mullin
- Trouble, Gary D. Schmidt