- Tuck everlasting, Natalie Babbitt
- Two dogs in a trench coat go to school, by Julie Falatko ; illustrated by Colin Jack
- Because of the rabbit, Cynthia Lord
- Shadowland, by Meg Cabot
- The dragonet prophecy, Tui T. Sutherland
- The three little superpigs, written and illustrated by Claire Evans
- Three grumpy trucks, written by Todd Tarpley ; illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees
- Kaia and the bees, Maribeth Boelts ; illustrated by Angela Dominguez
- The war that saved my life, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Squirm, Carl Hiaasen
- The inheritance games, Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Dino-dancing, Lisa Wheeler ; illustrations by Barry Gott
- The last mapmaker, Christina Soontornvat
- The last human, Lee Bacon
- Doggo and Pupper, Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Charlie Alder
- I, Cosmo, Carlie Sorosiak
- Echo Mountain, by Lauren Wolk
- The wizard of Oz trilogy, L. Frank Baum
- The patchwork quilt, by Valerie Flournoy ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Revenge of the Dinotrux, Chris Gall
- This is a moose, Richard T. Morris is an author ; Tom Lichtenheld is an illustrator
- The living, Matt de la Peña
- Saturday, Oge Mora
- The truth as told by Mason Buttle, Leslie Connor
- Lockdown, Alexander Gordon Smith
- Pandas, Anne Schreiber
- The elephant girl, James Patterson & Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy
- Things hoped for, Andrew Clements
- The lion of Mars, Jennifer L. Holm
- Interrupting chicken and the elephant of surprise, David Ezra Stein
- The benefits of being an octopus, Ann Braden
- Shine until tomorrow, Carla Malden
- Chirp, Kate Messner
- The best school year ever, Barbara Robinson
- Rescue, Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Dino-wrestling, Lisa Wheeler ; illustrated by Barry Gott
- The girl who drank the moon, Kelly Barnhill
- Eva Evergreen, semi-magical witch, Julie Abe
- Operation do-over, Gordon Korman
- Sweet dreams, Sarah, by Vivian Kirkfield ; illustrated by Chris Ewald
- City of ghosts, Victoria Schwab
- Winterborne Home for vengeance and valor, Ally Carter
- The one and only Bob, Katherine Applegate
- The very impatient caterpillar, Ross Burach
- Fighting words, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- The outcasts, John Flanagan
- A rover's story, Jasmine Warga
- Finding Winnie, the true story of the world's most famous bear, by Lindsay Mattick ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall
- The false prince, Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Pig the winner, Aaron Blabey