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The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes & Vanessa Brantly-Newton The Princess and the Pit Stop by Tom Angleberger & Dan Santat My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero & Zeke Peña Her Fearless Run: Katherin Switzer’s Historic Boston Marathon by Kim Chaffee & Ellen Rooney I Will Be Fierce by Bea Birdsong & Nidhi Chanini Nobody Likes a Goblin by Ben Hatke Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed & Stasia Burrington It’s Not Hansel and Gretel by Josh Funk & Edwardian Taylor Game Changers: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-Ransome & James E Ransome I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon by Miranda & Baptiste Paul & Elizabeth Zunon The Journey by Francesca Sanna Mission to Space by John Herrington The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K. Ali & Hatem Aly Rescue & Jessica: A Life Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander & Kadir Nelson Penguin Flies Home by Lita Judge |
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden Insignificant Events in The Life of A Cactus by Dusit Bowling Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez New Kid by Jerry Craft The Mad Wolf's Daughter by Diane Magras Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA by Brenda Woods Illegal by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, and Giovanni Rigano Wildfire: A Novel by Rodman Philbrick We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey Count Me in by Vasha Bajaj Resistance by Jennifer Nielsen |
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo Pride by Ibi Zoboi Internment by Samira Ahmed A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi Darius The Great is Not Okay by Adir Khorram Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson Murder on the Red River by Marcie Rendon Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Black Wings Beating by Alex London Dear Martin by Nic Stone The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro Dumplin by Julie Murphy |
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Middle Grade |
Young Adult |
Finding Winnie By Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall - 2016 Champion Gaston by Kelly DiPuccio and Christian Robinson - 2017 Champion Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima - 2018 Champion A Big Mooncake For Little Star by Grace Lin Ada’s Violin by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport Drawn Together by Minh Lê and Dan Santat Dreamers by Yuyi Morales I Walk With Vanessa by Kerascoët King For a Day by Rukhsana Khan Let The Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson and Frank Morrison Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson Teddy’s Favorite Toy by Christian TImmer and Madeline Valentine The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López The Field by Baptiste Paul and Jacqueline Alcántara The Very Last Castle by Travis Jonker and Mark Pett We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac |
Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - 2015 Champion Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper - 2016 Champion A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen - 2017 Champion Restart by Gordon Korman - 2018 Champion Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older First Rule of Punk by Celia Pérez Front Desk by Kelly Yang Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai The Best Man by Richard Peck The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney |
Crossover by Kwame Alexander - 2015 Champion The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey - 2016 Champion All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - 2017 Champion Scythe by Neal Shusterman - 2018 Champion A Land Of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Love, Hate, And Other Filters by Samira Ahmed Outrun The Moon by Stacey Lee Simon vs. The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo The Reader by Traci Chee Warcross by Marie Lu |
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Middle Grade |
Young Adult |
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by Dave Roberts Thunder Boy Jr.by Sherman Alexie, illustrated by Yuyi Morales Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgens The Water Princess by Susan Verde Shark Lady by Jess Keating, illustrated by Alvarez Miguéns The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Matt Davies It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk by Josh Funk, illustrated by Edwardian Taylor Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E. B. Lewis Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill, illustrated by Bryan Collier I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy, illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley |
Restart by Gordon Korman Clayton Bird Goes Underground by Orphan Island by Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David Anderson Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart The Seventh Most Important Thing by Love That Dog by Sharon Creech Ghost by Jason Reynolds How To Steal A Dog by Barbara O’Connor The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks and Jodie Bellaire Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen Wishtree by Katherine Applegate Refugee by Alan Gratz Finding Mighty by Sheela Chari Nine, Ten by Nora Raleigh Baskin |
Scythe by Neal Shusterman Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart The Young Elites by Speak Wolf By Wolf by Ryan Graudin American Street by Ibi Zoboi The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali Miles Morales: Spider Man by Jason Reynolds How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner City Of Saints And Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson At The Edge Of The Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson We Were Here by Matt de la Peña |
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Middle Grade |
Young Adult |
Last Stop On Market Street by Matt De La Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson Pink Is For Blobfish by Jess Keating Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by G. Brian Karas My Teacher is A Monster by Peter Brown The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig, illustrated by Patricia Barton Wolfie The Bunny by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Zachariah OHora Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beatty, illustrated by David Roberts Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan: Two Stories of Bravery by Jeanette Winter Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) by Julie Falatko, illustrated by Tim J. Miller Journey by Aaron Becker The Night Gardener by Terry Fan and Eric Fan Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Christian Robinson Blizzard by John Rocco Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews, illustrated by Bryan Collier Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael López |
Fish In A Tree by Lynn Mallaly Hin El Deafo by Cece Bell A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Booked by Kwame Alexander Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan Pax by Sara Pennypacker Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate Sister by Raina Tegemeier Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart |
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Supetys Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Fan Girl by Rainbow Rowell Bone Gap by Laura Ruby Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Winger by Andrew Smith Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Cinder by Marissa Meyer Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman When I Was The Greatest by Jason Reynolds The Great American Whatever by Ian Federle Summer of Letting Go by Gae Polisner Read Between The Lines by Jo Knowles |
