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  1. 1All My RageSabaa Tahir · 2022 · 2 honors
  2. 21-2-3 Scream!R.U. Ginns, illustrated by Javier Espila · 2022 · 1 honor
  3. 3A Scatter of LightMalinda Lo · 2022 · 1 honor
  4. 4A Warbler's JourneyScott Weidensaul, illustrated by Nancy Lane · 2022 · 1 honor
  5. 5African TownIrene Latham and Charles Waters · 2022 · 1 honor
  6. 6American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the SouthGail Jarrow · 2022 · 1 honor
  7. 7An Arrow to the MoonEmily X.R. Pan · 2022 · 1 honor
  8. 8As Long as the Lemon Trees GrowZoulfa Katouh · 2022 · 1 honor
  9. 9Attack of the Black RectanglesAmy Sarig King · 2022 · 1 honor
  10. 10Aviva vs. the DybbukMari Lowe · 2022 · 1 honor
  11. 11Ballad & Dagger (An Outlaw Saints Novel)Daniel José Older · 2022 · 1 honor
  12. 12Berry SongMichaela Goade · 2022 · 1 honor
  13. 13Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the SkyNana Ekua Brew-Hammond, illustrated by Daniel Minter · 2022 · 1 honor
  14. 14Different Kinds of FruitKyle Lukoff · 2022 · 1 honor
  15. 15FarmhouseSophie Blackall · 2022 · 1 honor
  16. 16Growing PangsKathryn Ormsbee, illustrated by Molly Brooks · 2022 · 1 honor
  17. 17Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham LincolnSarah Miller · 2022 · 1 honor
  18. 18I Am GoldenEva Chen, illustrated by Sophie Diao · 2022 · 1 honor
  19. 19I Can ExplainShinsuke Yoshitake · 2022 · 1 honor
  20. 20I Kissed Shara Wheeler: A NovelCasey McQuiston · 2022 · 1 honor
  21. 21I Love You Like YellowAndrea Beaty, illustrated by Vashti Harrison · 2022 · 1 honor
  22. 22I Must Betray YouRuta Sepetys · 2022 · 1 honor
  23. 23If You Could See the SunAnn Liang · 2022 · 1 honor
  24. 24It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic MemoirMalaka Gharib · 2022 · 1 honor
  25. 25It’s the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing SuitJustin A. Reynolds · 2022 · 1 honor
  26. 26Knight OwlChristopher Denise · 2022 · 1 honor
  27. 27Lark & Kasim Start a RevolutionKacen Callender · 2022 · 1 honor
  28. 28Listen to the Language of the Trees: A Story of How Forests Communicate UndergroundTera Kelley, illustrated by Marie Hermansson · 2022 · 1 honor
  29. 29Little MonarchsJonathan Case · 2022 · 1 honor
  30. 30Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of SpeechTed Kooser and Connie Wanek, illustrated by Richard Jones · 2022 · 1 honor
  31. 31Miss Quinces: A Graphic NovelKat Fajardo · 2022 · 1 honor
  32. 32Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on SyriaMuhammad Najem and Nora Neus, illustrated by Julie Robine · 2022 · 1 honor
  33. 33My Brother Is AwaySara Greenwood, illustrated by Luisa Uribe · 2022 · 1 honor
  34. 34My Parents Won't Stop Talking!Emma Hunsinger and Tillie Walden · 2022 · 1 honor
  35. 35Noor and BobbyPraline Gay-Para, illustrated by Lauranne Quentric, and translated by Alyson Waters · 2022 · 1 honor
  36. 36One for All: A NovelLillie Lainoff · 2022 · 1 honor
  37. 37Ophelia After AllRacquel Marie · 2022 · 1 honor
  38. 38Red Scare: A Graphic NovelLiam Francis Walsh · 2022 · 1 honor
  39. 39Rust in the RootJustina Ireland · 2022 · 1 honor
  40. 40Skater CieloRachel Katstaller · 2022 · 1 honor
  41. 41Solito: A MemoirJavier Zamora · 2022 · 1 honor
  42. 42Sometimes, All I Need Is MeJuliana Perdomo · 2022 · 1 honor
  43. 43Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle ButlerIbi Zoboi · 2022 · 1 honor
  44. 44The AquanautDan Santat · 2022 · 1 honor
  45. 45The Catalogue of HugsJoshua David Stein and Augustus Heeren Stein, illustrated by Elizabeth Lilly · 2022 · 1 honor
  46. 46The Complicated Calculus (and Cows) of Carl PaulsenGary Eldon Peter · 2022 · 1 honor
  47. 47The First to Die at the EndAdam Silvera · 2022 · 1 honor
  48. 48The FlamingoGuojing · 2022 · 1 honor
  49. 49The GetawayLamar Giles · 2022 · 1 honor
  50. 50The Girl Who Fell Beneath the SeaAxie Oh · 2022 · 1 honor
  51. 51The Great ZapfinoMac Barnett, illustrated by Marla Frazee · 2022 · 1 honor
  52. 52The HoneysRyan La Sala · 2022 · 1 honor
  53. 53The KeeperTananarive Due and Steven Barnes, illustrated by Marco Finnegan · 2022 · 1 honor
  54. 54The Last BeekeeperPablo Cartaya · 2022 · 1 honor
  55. 55The More You GiveMarcy Campbell, illustrated by Francesca Sanna · 2022 · 1 honor
  56. 56The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete NonsenseJon Scieszka, illustrated by Julia Rothman · 2022 · 1 honor
  57. 57The Red PalaceJune Hur · 2022 · 1 honor
  58. 58The Star That Always StaysAnna Rose Johnson · 2022 · 1 honor
  59. 59The Summer of Bitter and SweetJen Ferguson · 2022 · 1 honor
  60. 60The Velveteen Rabbit: 100th Anniversary EditionMargery Williams, illustrated by Erin Stead · 2022 · 1 honor
  61. 61The Weight of BloodTiffany D. Jackson · 2022 · 1 honor
  62. 62The Woman Who Killed the FishClarice Lispector, translated by Benjamin Moser · 2022 · 1 honor
  63. 63The Year We Learned to FlyJacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Rafael López · 2022 · 1 honor
  64. 64This Story Is Not About a KittenRandall de Sève, illustrated by Carson Ellis · 2022 · 1 honor
  65. 65TumbleCelia C. Pérez · 2022 · 1 honor
  66. 66Undercover LatinaAya de León · 2022 · 1 honor
  67. 67Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for JusticeTommie Smith, Derrick Barnes and Dawud Anyabwile · 2022 · 1 honor
  68. 68When the Angels Left the Old CountrySacha Lamb · 2022 · 1 honor
  69. 69Where Butterflies Fill the Sky: A Story of Immigration, Family, and Finding HomeZahra Marwan · 2022 · 1 honor