- Zuri Ray tries ballet, written by Tami Charles ; illustrated by Sharon Sordo
- Mapmaker, Lisa Moore Ramée
- Keeping it real, by Paula Chase
- Jessi's secret language, Ann M. Martin
- How to live without you, Sarah Everett
- Decent people, a novel, De'Shawn Charles Winslow
- In the key of us, Mariama Lockington
- Revival season, a novel, Monica West
- Figure it out, Henri Weldon, Tanita S. Davis
- Ghost roast, Shawnelle Gibbs & Shawneé Gibbs ; Emily Cannon ; interior colors by Aishwarya Tandon
- M. C. Higgins, the great
- The care and feeding of ravenously hungry girls, Anissa Gray
- Once in a blue moon, Sharon G. Flake
- Campfire stories, by Andres Miedoso ; illustrated by Victor Rivas
- Tender beasts, Liselle Sambury
- Turning point, Paula Chase
- Concrete rose, Angie Thomas
- Chaos theory, Nic Stone
- The new naturals, a novel, Gabriel Bump
- Show way, by Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Hudson Talbott
- My fade is fresh, by Shauntay Grant ; illustrated by Kitt Thomas
- Not so pure and simple, Lamar Giles
- Things we couldn't say, Jay Coles
- Deathless divide, Justina Ireland
- Dragons in a bag, Zetta Elliott ; illustrations by Geneva B
- Miles Morales Spider-Man, through a hero's eyes, written by Denene Millner ; picture by illustrated by Mónica Paola Rodríguez
- Other side of the tracks, Charity Alyse
- The vampire ate my homework, by Andres Miedoso ; illustrated by Victor Rivas
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, by Karina Yan Glaser
- We weren't looking to be found, Stephanie Kuehn
- A taste of magic, J. Elle
- The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963, Christopher Paul Curtis
- This poison heart, by Kalynn Bayron
- Dread nation, [rise up], Justina Ireland
- Ellis Johnson might be famous, Shawn Amos ; illustrated by Tracy Nishimura Bishop
- Cookies & milk, Shawn Amos ; illustrated by Robert Paul Jr.
- Pass the ball, Mo!, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Sam Ricks
- The Guardians, John Grisham
- The house of Eve, a novel, by Sadeqa Johnson
- Boycott blues, how Rosa Parks inspired a nation, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- The swag is in the socks, Kelly J. Baptist
- Freedom over me, eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life, by Ashley Bryan
- The escape of Oney Judge, Emily Arnold McCully
- Love times infinity, Lane Clarke
- Whiteout, Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon
- One big open sky, Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Muted, Tami Charles
- The given day, Dennis Lehane
- It doesn't take a genius, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Darius & Twig, Walter Dean Myers