| The Book of Essie | Meghan MacLean Weir | LP F WEI |
| Dread Nation | Justina Ireland | |
| Little White Lies | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | |
| Hey, Kiddo | Jarrett Krosoczka | GN F KRO |
| the Poet X | Elizabeth Acevedo | YA F ACE |
| After the Shot Drops | Randy Ribay | |
| Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe | Preston Norton | |
| Monday's Not Coming | Tiffany Jackson | |
| The Cruel Prince | Holly Black | YA F BLA |
| Dry | Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman | |
| A Heart in a Body in the World | Deb Caletti | YA F CAL |
| Someone I Used to Know | Patty Blount | |
| Camp Valor | Scott McEwen, Hof Williams | |
| The Unfortunates | Kim Liggett | |
| Flight Season | Marie Marquart | YA F MAR |
