- Abbott, T. (2014). The Forbidden Stone. (Katherine Tegen Books)
- Angelberger, T. (2016). Inspector Flytrap. (Amulet Books)
- Baptiste, T. (2015). The Jumbies. (Algonquin Young Readers)
- Bradley, K. B. (2015). The War that Saved My Life. (Puffin Books)
- Camper, C. (2014). Lowriders in Space. (Chronicle Books)
- Draper, S. (2015). Stella by Starlight. (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books)
- Gibbs, S. (2014). Space Case: A Moon Base Alpha Novel. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
- Hilton, M. (2015). Full Cicada Moon. (Puffin Books)
- Hunt, L. M. (2015). Fish in a Tree. (Puffin Books)
- Jamieson, V. (2015). Roller Girl. (Dial Books)
- Jennings, K. (2014). Maps & Geography. (Little Simon)
- Levy, D. A. (2014). Misadventures of the Family Fletcher. (Yearling Books)
- MacLachan, P. (2013). The Truth of Me: About a Boy, His Grandmother, and a Very Good Dog. (Harper Collins)
- Milford, K. (2014). Greenglass House. (HMH Books for Young Readers)
- Nye, N. S. (2014). The Turtle of Oman. (Greenwillow Books)
- Oppel, K. (2015). Nest. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
- Pearsall, S. (2015). The Seventh Most Important Thing. (Yearling Books)
- Perkins, L. R. (2014). Nuts to You. (Harper Collins)
- Sands, K. (2015). The Blackthorn Key. (Aladdin)
- Shurtliff, L. (2015). Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk. (Yearling Books)
- Spinelli, E. (2014). Another Day as Emily. (Random House Children's Books)
- Stroud, J. (2013). Screaming Staircase. (Disney-Hyperion)
- Wicks, M. (2016). Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean. (First Second Books)
- Woods, B. (2014). The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond. (Puffin Books)
- Woodson, J. (2014). Brown Girl Dreaming. (Puffin Books)