- The black mage, written by Daniel Barnes ; illustrated and colored by D.J. Kirkland ; lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- Turning point, Paula Chase
- Red at the bone, Jacqueline Woodson
- The lions of Little Rock, Kristin Levine
- Concrete rose, Angie Thomas
- I got the school spirit, Connie Schofield-Morrison ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- We are all welcome here, a novel, Elizabeth Berg
- She's not there, Joy Fielding
- Jackie's gift, by Sharon Robinson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis
- Addy saves the day, a summer story, by Connie Porter ; illustrations, Bradford Brown ; vignettes, Renée Graef, Geri Strigenz Bourget
- Chaos theory, Nic Stone
- Field day!, by Candice Ransom ; illustrated by Ashley Evans
- The new naturals, a novel, Gabriel Bump
- All our names, Dinaw Mengestu
- Promposal, RaeChell Garrett
- Hair story, NoNieqa Ramos ; illustrations by Keisha Morris
- For black girls like me, Mariama J. Lockington
- The patchwork quilt, by Valerie Flournoy ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney. --
- Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley
- Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion, K. Tempest Bradford
- Loving vs. Virginia, a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case, by Patricia Hruby Powell ; artwork by Shadra Strickland
- The Blackwoods, Brandy Colbert
- The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Hurricane child, Callender, Kacen
- Promise boys, Nick Brooks
- The scary library shusher, by Andres Miedoso ; illustrated by Victor Rivas
- The cost of knowing, Brittney Morris
- 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
- Matchmaker, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Wayne Spencer
- Montgomery and the case of the golden key, Tracy Occomy Crowder
- A star like Jesse Owens, by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Lisa Manuzak Wiley
- Halfway to perfect, Nikki Grimes ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
- Link + Hud, heroes by a hair, Jarrett Pumphrey, Jerome Pumphrey
- The Vanderbeekers and the hidden garden, by Karina Yan Glaser
- Rich, a Dyamonde Daniel book, Nikki Grimes ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
- The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963, a novel, by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Showtime!, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; pictures by Niña Mata
- Boy21, by Matthew Quick
- Inventing Victoria, by Tonya Bolden
- Spellbound, Janet McDonald
- Finding Langston, by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Fast pitch, Nic Stone
- Baking buddies, by Dorothy H. Price ; illustrated by Shiane Salabie
- The business of lovers, Eric Jerome Dickey
- Ghost roast, Shawnelle Gibbs & Shawneé Gibbs ; Emily Cannon ; interior colors by Aishwarya Tandon
- Mia Mayhem breaks down walls, by Kara West ; illustrated by Leeza Hernandez
- Ghost boys, by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers