- Hot hand, Mike Lupica
- Sweethearts, a novel by Sara Zarr
- How to steal a dog, a novel by Barbara O'Connor
- The art of keeping cool, Janet Taylor Lisle
- Nellie's promise, by Valerie Tripp ; illustrations, Dan Andreasen ; vignettes, Susan McAliley
- Sunny, Jason Reynolds
- Fly back, Agnes, by Elizabeth Atkinson
- Theodore Boone, the abduction, John Grisham
- Middle school, the worst years of my life, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
- Letting go of gravity, by Meg Leder
- Happyface, by Stephen Emond
- Hothead, a novel by Cal Ripken, Jr. ; with Kevin Cowherd
- Almost home, a novel by Nora Raleigh Baskin
- Halfway normal, Barbara Dee
- Antsy does time, Neal Shusterman
- The mystery of the Martello tower, Jennifer Lanthier
- The land of forgotten girls, by Erin Entrada Kelly
- Heavy hitters, Mike Lupica
- Larger-than-life Lara, Dandi Daley Mackall
- Middle school, get me out of here!, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts ; illustrated by Laura Park
- Far from the tree, Robin Benway
- Where the watermelons grow, Cindy Baldwin
- This lie will kill you, Chelsea Pitcher
- Expelled, James Patterson and Emily Raymond
- In honor of broken things, Paul Acampora
- Raymie Nightingale, Kate DiCamillo
- Waiting for normal, Leslie Connor
- Switch, by A.S. King
- Only a breath apart, Katie McGarry
- Even if I fall, Abigail Johnson
- The death and life of Benny Brooks, sort of a memoir, Ethan Long
- What would Joey do?, Jack Gantos
- Scrambled eggs at midnight, by Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler
- Tiger daughter, Rebecca Lim
- Stuntboy, in the meantime, Jason Reynolds ; drawings by Raúl the Third
- Sara and the search for normal, Wesley King
- Burned, Ellen Hopkins
- Caterpillar summer, by Gillian McDunn
- Crunch, Leslie Connor
- Some kind of happiness, Claire Legrand
- Dear Justyce, Nic Stone
- Doll bones, Holly Black ; with illustrations by Eliza Wheeler
- Sister, sister, Sue Fortin
- Lost kites and other treasures, Cathy Carr
- Just as long as we're together, Judy Blume
- Color me in, Natasha Diaz
- Dig., by A.S. King
- Come find me, Megan Miranda
- White fur flying, Patricia MacLachlan
- Not the worst friend in the world, by Anne Rellihan