- The Wednesday wars, by Gary D. Schmidt
- Ramona Quimby, age 8, Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers
- Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling ; illustrations by Mary GrandPré
- A whale of a tale, Debbie Dadey ; illustrated by Tatevik Avakyan
- Because of the rabbit, Cynthia Lord
- My heart is laughing, written by Rose Lagercrantz ; illustrated by Eva Eriksson
- The first rule of punk, Celia C. Pérez
- Steve, raised by wolves, Jared Chapman
- In the zone, Alex Morgan
- Pajama Day, by Jane O'Connor ; cover illustration by Robin Preiss Glasser ; interior pencils by Ted Enik ; color by Carolyn Bracken
- Heidi Heckelbeck casts a spell, by Wanda Coven ; illustrated by Priscilla Burris
- Quarantine, the saints, Lex Thomas
- Grace for president, by Kelly DiPucchio ; pictures to LeUyen Pham
- Coming up for air, Miranda Kenneally
- Even in paradise, Chelsey Philpot
- Anything but typical, Nora Raleigh Baskin
- Big Nate on a roll, Lincoln Peirce
- Freestyle, Gale Galligan ; with color by K Czap
- The real McCoys, Matthew Swanson & Robbi Behr
- Abigail, by Magda Szabó ; translated by Len Rix
- Captain Awesome and the new kid, by Stan Kirby ; illustrated by George O'Connor
- Pete the cat, rocking in my school shoes, story by Eric Litwin ; art by James Dean
- Just Grace and the super sleepover, written and illustrated by Charise Mericle Harper
- Control freaks, J. E. Thomas
- Heaven looks a lot like the mall, a novel by Wendy Mass
- Mrs. Lizzy is dizzy!, Dan Gutman ; pictures by Jim Paillot
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling ; illustrated by Jim Kay
- The terrible two, Jory John, Mac Barnett ; illustrated by Kevin Cornell
- Hide and seek, by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
- Darius the Great deserves better, Adib Khorram
- Talia's codebook for mathletes, Marissa Moss
- Layla and Dancer, Julie Sykes ; illustrated by Lucy Truman
- We're not the champions, by Tracey West ; illustrated by Kyla May
- Spy School British invasion, Stuart Gibbs
- Olivia and Snowflake, Julie Sykes ; illustrated by Lucy Truman
- Pay attention, Carter Jones, Gary D. Schmidt
- Amelia Bedelia's first vote, by Herman Parish ; pictures by Lynne Avril
- Llama Llama, be my valentine!, based on the bestselling children's book series by Anna Dewdney
- Stealing the game, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
- Cool zone with the Pain and the Great One, Judy Blume
- American born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien
- Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone, J.K. Rowling ; illustrated by Jim Kay
- Just Grace and the double surprise, written and illustrated by Charise Mericle Harper
- School of fish, by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Mike Moran
- The end of the wild, Nicole Helget
- On point, Hena Khan ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
- Nancy Clancy, secret admirer, written by Jane O'Connor ; illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser
- How to stay invisible, Maggie C. Rudd
- Drawing outdoors, Jairo Buitrago + Rafael Yockteng ; translated by Elisa Amado
- Iggy is better than ever, Annie Barrows ; illustrated by Sam Ricks