- Unbound, a novel in verse, by Ann E. Burg
- Be real, Macy Weaver, Lakita Wilson
- Cane River, Lalita Tademy
- Isaiah Dunn is my hero, Kelly J. Baptist
- Silver sparrow, a novel, by Tayari Jones
- The travelers, a novel, Regina Porter
- Red at the bone, Jacqueline Woodson
- Revolution, Deborah Wiles
- When you look like us, Pamela N. Harris
- The interruption of everything, Terry McMillan
- No one is coming to save us, a novel, Stephanie Powell Watts
- Don't cry for me, a novel, Daniel Black
- The perfect pet, by Christine Platt ; illustrated by Junissa Bianda
- An American marriage, a novel, Tayari Jones
- Leo on a hike, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Ruth Hearson
- The gift of family, Mary Monroe
- The last days of Ptolemy Grey, Walter Mosley
- Family reunion, written by Chad & Dad Richardson ; illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin
- The care and feeding of ravenously hungry girls, Anissa Gray
- The business of lovers, Eric Jerome Dickey
- Clean getaway, Nic Stone ; [illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile]
- Jabari tries, Gaia Cornwall
- Why?, a conversation about race, written by Taye Diggs ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- They tell me of a home, Daniel Black
- Life and other love songs, Anissa Gray
- Lola planta un jardín, Anna McQuinn ; ilustrado por Rosalind Beardshaw ; translated by Carlos E. Calvo
- Ann fights for freedom, an Underground Railroad survival story, by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
- Leaving Atlanta, Tayari Jones
- Evelyn Del Rey is moving away, Meg Medina ; illustrated by Sonia Sánchez
- Why?, a conversation about race, written by Taye Diggs ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- The square root of possible, a Jingle Jangle story, Lyn Sisson-Talbert & David E. Talbert ; illustrated by Tara Nicole Whitaker
- Root magic, Eden Royce
- Cotton, Chris Wilson
- Once in a lifetime, Mary Monroe
- Camp-out, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; pictures by Niña Mata
- A day with no words, by Tiffany Hammond ; illustrations by Kate Cosgrove
- A day late and a dollar short, Terry McMillan
- P.G. County, Connie Briscoe
- Lola's Nana-Bibi comes to visit, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
- Harlem shuffle, Colson Whitehead
- Let us descend, a novel, Jesmyn Ward
- Acts of forgiveness, a novel, Maura Cheeks
- Let us descend, a novel, Jesmyn Ward
- Love, honor, betray, Mary Monroe
- We are the scribes, Randi Pink
- Honest June, Tina Wells with Stephanie Smith ; [cover art and interior illustrations by Brittney Bond]
- Memphis, a novel, Tara M. Stringfellow
- Sarah journeys west, an Oregon Trail survival story, by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
- J.D. and the hair show showdown, written by J. Dillard ; illustrated by Akeem S. Roberts
- Perish, a novel, LaToya Watkins