- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride
- So many beginnings, a Little Women remix, Bethany C. Morrow
- Not so pure and simple, Lamar Giles
- We were the fire, Birmingham 1963, Shelia P. Moses
- Dragons in a bag, Zetta Elliott ; illustrations by Geneva B
- The dating playbook, Farrah Rochon
- Miles Morales Spider-Man, through a hero's eyes, written by Denene Millner ; picture by illustrated by Mónica Paola Rodríguez
- Love times infinity, Lane Clarke
- Whiteout, Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon
- Rainbow Stew, by Cathryn Falwell
- Matchmaker, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Wayne Spencer
- Link + Hud, heroes by a hair, Jarrett Pumphrey, Jerome Pumphrey
- The Vanderbeekers and the hidden garden, by Karina Yan Glaser
- Bronx masquerade, by Nikki Grimes
- Showtime!, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; pictures by Niña Mata
- Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley
- Loving vs. Virginia, a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case, by Patricia Hruby Powell ; artwork by Shadra Strickland
- The Blackwoods, Brandy Colbert
- A-Train Allen, Lesley Younge ; illustrated by Lonnie Ollivierre
- Hurricane child, Callender, Kacen
- The cost of knowing, Brittney Morris
- The bluest eye, a novel, Toni Morrison ; [with a foreword by the author]
- Concrete rose, Angie Thomas
- Bring me some apples and I'll make you a pie, a story about Edna Lewis, by Robbin Gourley
- The Nubian's curse, Barbara Hambly
- Chaos theory, Nic Stone
- The new naturals, a novel, Gabriel Bump
- How to live without you, Sarah Everett
- In the key of us, Mariama Lockington
- Conjure women, a novel, Afia Atakora
- Finding Langston, by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Fast pitch, Nic Stone
- Ghost roast, Shawnelle Gibbs & Shawneé Gibbs ; Emily Cannon ; interior colors by Aishwarya Tandon
- Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers
- Rain rising, Courtne Comrie
- Stella by starlight, Sharon Draper
- Lola plants a garden, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
- The Guardians, John Grisham
- Right where I left you, Julian Winters
- The house of Eve, a novel, by Sadeqa Johnson
- Finding freedom, by Connie Porter ; illustrations by Geri Strigenz Bourget, Renée Graef, Luann Roberts [and 3 others]
- Freedom over me, eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life, by Ashley Bryan
- Miles Morales, suspended, Jason Reynolds ; illustrated by Zeke Peña
- The hookup plan, Farrah Rochon
- Maya and the robot, Eve L. Ewing ; illustrated by Christine Almeda
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander
- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride
- The revolution of Birdie Randolph, by Brandy Colbert
- My Monticello, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
- Ty's travels, zip, zoom!, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; pictures by Nina Mata