- Escape the vortex, Jeanne DuPrau
- The new order, by Chris Weitz
- Adrift, written by Heidi E.Y. Stemple ; illustrated by Anastasia Suvorova
- The vanishing, by Christopher Holt ; [illustrated by Greg Call]
- Hostage Three, Nick Lake
- The monstrous child, Francesca Simon ; with illuminations by Olivia Lomenech Gill
- Alice on the island, a Pearl Harbor survival story, by Mayumi Shimose Poe ; illustrated by Matt Forsyth
- Jasper and the riddle of Riley's mine, Caroline Starr Rose
- The bone garden, Heather Kassner ; illustrated by Mat Saunders
- The champion's guide to Apex legends, everything you need to dominate the Battle Royale, written by Dom Peppiatt
- The loners, Lex Thomas
- Borrowed time, Greg Leitich Smith ; with illustrations by Leigh Walls
- Which way is home?, Maria Kiely
- Cog, Greg van Eekhout ; illustrated by Beatrice Blue
- Guardians, Susan Kim & Laurence Klavan
- To stay alive, Mary Ann Graves and the tragic journey of the Donner party, Skila Brown
- The oceans between stars, Kevin Emerson
- The bombs that brought us together, Brian Conaghan
- Escaped, Gary Urey
- The trap, Andrew Fukuda
- Grenade, Alan Gratz
- Larnak, the swarming menace, by Adam Blade ; cover and inside illustrations by Steve Sims
- Searching for Sky, Jillian Cantor
- The dreaded ogress of the tundra, gathered and retold by Neil Christopher ; illustrated by Larry MacDougall
- Colin the chameleon, Rachel Quarry
- In the red, Christopher Swiedler
- Miss Ellicott's school for the magically minded, Sage Blackwood
- The scorpion rules, Erin Bow
- Lions & liars, Kate Beasley ; illustrated by Dan Santat
- The Burnouts, Lex Thomas
- Spur, a wolf's story, by Eliza Robertson ; illustrated by Nora Aoyagi
- Avalanche, Melinda Braun
- The phantom virus, an unofficial novel, Mark Cheverton
- Whistling in the dark, Shirley Hughes
- Kick start, Michele Martin Bossley
- Fortaleza del bosque, written by Bill Yu ; translated by Brook Helen Thompson ; illustrated by Thiago Vale and Yonami
- Tumble & fall, Alexandra Coutts
- The missing prince, John Flanagan
- The hunt, Andrew Fukuda
- Alone in the woods, Rebecca Behrens
- The lost sword, Huw Powell
- Maximum Ride forever, James Patterson
- Alight, Scott Sigler
- All-American adventure, James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
- The pirate king, Huw Powell
- The Orpheus plot, Christopher Swiedler
- Arch of bone, Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Ruth Sanderson
- Sunrise, by Mike Mullin
- Disappeared, Francisco X. Stork
- Space rocks!, Tom O'Donnell