- Zombierella, by Joseph Coelho ; illustrated by Freya Hartas
- When clouds touch us, Thanhhà Lại
- Samira surfs, Rukhsanna Guidroz ; illustrations by Fahmida Azim
- Cellnight, John Kinsella
- Me (Moth), Amber McBride
- Ebb & flow, Heather Smith
- The crossing, Manjeet Mann
- The bones of me, Kel Duckhouse
- Punching the air, written by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef Salaam ; illustrations by Omar T. Pasha
- Moo, Sharon Creech ; illustrated by Sarah Horne
- We are the ashes, we are the fire, Joy McCullogh ; with illuminations by Maia Kobabe
- We belong, Cookie Hiponia Everman ; illustrations by Abigail Dela Cruz
- Hourglass, Keiran Goddard
- The one and only Ruby, Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Patricia Castelao
- When Winter Robeson came, Brenda Woods
- Couplets, Maggie Millner
- Clap when you land, Elizabeth Acevedo
- The one and only Ruby, Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Patricia Castelao
- We play here, Dawn Watson
- The most dazzling girl in Berlin, by Kip Wilson
- Solo, by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess
- The canyon's edge, Dusti Bowling
- Reckless, glorious, girl, by Ellen Hagan
- Moonwalking, Zetta Elliott, Lyn Miller-Lachmann
- Sister heart, Sally Morgan
- Ask me how I got here, Christine Heppermann
- Catching a storyfish, Janice N. Harrington
- Red, white, and whole, Rajani LaRocca
- No matter the distance, Cindy Baldwin