- Letters from Cuba, Ruth Behar
- The big five, written by Bella Makatini ; illustrated by Judi Abbot
- We belong, Cookie Hiponia Everman ; illustrations by Abigail Dela Cruz
- Maizy Chen's last chance, Lisa Yee
- Lila and the jack-o'-lantern, Halloween comes to America, Nancy Churnin ; illustrated by Anneli Bray
- Save me a seat, Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
- Where are you from?, by Yamile Saied Méndez ; illustrated by Jaime Kim
- My words flew away like birds, Debra Pearson ; Shrija Jain
- Mirette & Bellini cross Niagara Falls, Emily Arnold McCully
- El día en que descubres quién eres, Jacqueline Woodson ; ilustrado por Rafael López ; traducido por Teresa Mlawer
- Key player, Kelly Yang
- My two blankets, Irena Kobald & Freya Blackwood
- The Welcome Chair, written by Rosemary Wells ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- The day you begin, Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Rafael López
- Rebecca and Ana, by Jacqueline Dembar Greene ; illustrations, Robert Hunt ; vignettes, Susan McAliley
- Barefoot dreams of Petra Luna, Alda P. Dobbs
- Room to dream, Kelly Yang
- Ojalá supieras, escrito por Jackie Azúa Kramer ; ilustrado por Magdalena Mora ; traducido por Aida Salazar
- Middle school mischief, by Bassem Youssef and Catherine R. Daly ; illustrated by Douglas Holgate
- Shu Lin's grandpa, Matt Goodfellow ; illustrated by Yu Rong
- The word for friend, Aidan Cassie
- Hanukkah hamster, by Michelle Markel and illustrated by Andre Ceolin
- King of the Sky, Nicola Davies ; illustrated by Laura Carlin
- City of orphans, Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth
- The wonder of wildflowers, Anna Staniszewski
- Last of the name, Rosanne Parry
- Marwan's journey, Patricia de Arias ; illustrated by Laura Borràs
- I wish you knew, written by Jackie Azúa Kramer ; illustrated by Magdalena Mora
- The shape of home, Rashin Kheiriyeh
- When clouds touch us, Thanhhà Lại
- Currents, Jane Petrik Smolik
- Tomatoes in my lunchbox, written by Costantia Manoli ; illustrated by Magdalena Mora
- Here I am, story by Patti Kim ; pictures by Sonia Sánchez
- A bandit's tale, the muddled misadventures of a pickpocket, Deborah Hopkinson
- Accordionly, Abuelo and Opa make music, by Michael Genhart ; illustrated by Priscilla Burris
- Molly's pilgrim, by Barbara Cohen ; illustrated by Jennifer Bricking
- Sadiq and the bridge builders, by Siman Nuurali ; art by Anjan Sarkar
- Uprising, Margaret Peterson Haddix
- The girl in the torch, Robert Sharenow
- The burning queen, Kathryn Lasky
- A place to belong, Cynthia Kadohata ; illustrated by Julia Kuo
- Lolo's sari-sari store, Sophia N. Lee ; illustrated by Christine Almeda
- Amy Wu and the warm welcome, by Kat Zhang ; illustrated by Charlene Chua
- Katerina's wish, Jeannie Mobley
- Sadiq and the big election, by Siman Nuurali ; art by Christos Skaltsas
- Flight season, Marie Marquardt ; illustrations by Emily Arthur
- Light for all, Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Raúl Colón
- Rosa's song, by Helena Ku Rhee ; illustrated by Pascal Campion
- Saving Kabul Corner, N. H. Senzai
- A step from heaven, An Na