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  1. 1The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo · 2018 · 2 honors
  2. 2A Room Away From The WolvesNova Ren Suma · 2018 · 1 honor
  3. 3A Stitch In TimeDaphne Kalmar · 2018 · 1 honor
  4. 4All The Animals Where I LivePhilip C. Stead · 2018 · 1 honor
  5. 5Amal UnboundAisha Saeed · 2018 · 1 honor
  6. 6Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live In A CastleHilda Eunice Burgos · 2018 · 1 honor
  7. 7Be PreparedVera Brosgol · 2018 · 1 honor
  8. 8BlueLaura Vaccaro Seeger · 2018 · 1 honor
  9. 9Children Of Blood And BoneTomi Adeyemi · 2018 · 1 honor
  10. 10Dactyl Hill SquadDaniel José Older · 2018 · 1 honor
  11. 11Do Not Lick This BookIdan Ben-Barak, illustrated by Julian Frost · 2018 · 1 honor
  12. 12Dragons In A BagZetta Elliott, illustrated by Geneva B · 2018 · 1 honor
  13. 13Drawn TogetherMinh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat · 2018 · 1 honor
  14. 14DreamersYuyi Morales · 2018 · 1 honor
  15. 15Emergency ContactMary H.K. Choi · 2018 · 1 honor
  16. 16Everything You Need For A TreehouseCarter Higgins, illustrated by Emily Hughes · 2018 · 1 honor
  17. 17Forever Or A DaySarah Jacoby · 2018 · 1 honor
  18. 18From Twinkle, With LoveSandhya Menon · 2018 · 1 honor
  19. 19Front DeskKelly Yang · 2018 · 1 honor
  20. 20Give Me Some TruthEric Gansworth · 2018 · 1 honor
  21. 21Half-WitchJohn Schoffstall · 2018 · 1 honor
  22. 22Hello, UniverseErin Entrada Kelly · 2018 · 1 honor
  23. 23Here To StaySara Farizan · 2018 · 1 honor
  24. 24Hey, KiddoJarrett J. Krosoczka · 2018 · 1 honor
  25. 25How To Be A LionEd Vere · 2018 · 1 honor
  26. 26Ivy Aberdeen's Letter To The WorldAshley Herring Blake · 2018 · 1 honor
  27. 27Julián Is A MermaidJessica Love · 2018 · 1 honor
  28. 28Louisiana's Way HomeKate DiCamillo · 2018 · 1 honor
  29. 29LoveMatt de la Peña, illustrated by Loren Long · 2018 · 1 honor
  30. 30Mariam Sharma Hits The RoadSheba Karim · 2018 · 1 honor
  31. 31Mommy's KhimarJamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Ebony Glenn · 2018 · 1 honor
  32. 32My So-Called Bollywood LifeNisha Sharma · 2018 · 1 honor
  33. 33New ShoesChris Raschka · 2018 · 1 honor
  34. 34Not My Idea: A Book About WhitenessAnastasia Higginbotham · 2018 · 1 honor
  35. 35Odd One OutNic Stone · 2018 · 1 honor
  36. 36Photographic: The Life Of Graciela IturbideIsabel Quintero, illustrated by Zeke Peña · 2018 · 1 honor
  37. 37PrideIbi Zoboi · 2018 · 1 honor
  38. 38Sea PrayerKhaled Hosseini · 2018 · 1 honor
  39. 39SeafireNatalie C. Parker · 2018 · 1 honor
  40. 40Tess Of The RoadRachel Hartman · 2018 · 1 honor
  41. 41The Assassination Of Brangwain SpurgeM.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin · 2018 · 1 honor
  42. 42The Benefits Of Being An OctopusAnn Braden · 2018 · 1 honor
  43. 43The Dark Descent Of Elizabeth FrankensteinKiersten White · 2018 · 1 honor
  44. 44The Dragon Slayer: Folktales From Latin AmericaJaime Hernandez · 2018 · 1 honor
  45. 45The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer And The Plot To Kill HitlerJohn Hendrix · 2018 · 1 honor
  46. 46The House That Lou BuiltMae Respicio · 2018 · 1 honor
  47. 47The Miscalculations Of Lightning GirlStacy McAnulty · 2018 · 1 honor
  48. 48The Night DiaryVeera Hiranandani · 2018 · 1 honor
  49. 49The Parker InheritanceVarian Johnson · 2018 · 1 honor
  50. 50The Party: And Other StoriesSergio Ruzzier · 2018 · 1 honor
  51. 51The Rough PatchBrian Lies · 2018 · 1 honor
  52. 52The Science Of Breakable ThingsTae Keller · 2018 · 1 honor
  53. 53The Season Of Styx MaloneKekla Magoon · 2018 · 1 honor
  54. 54The Summer Of Jordi Perez (And The Best Burger In Los Angeles)Amy Spalding · 2018 · 1 honor
  55. 55The Way You Make Me FeelMaurene Goo · 2018 · 1 honor
  56. 56They Say BlueJillian Tamaki · 2018 · 1 honor
  57. 57This Is Not A Love LetterKim Purcell · 2018 · 1 honor
  58. 58Tigers & Tea With ToppyBarbara Kerley and Rhoda Knight Kalt, illustrated by Matte Stephens · 2018 · 1 honor
  59. 59To Be HonestMaggie Ann Martin · 2018 · 1 honor
  60. 60Unclaimed BaggageJen Doll · 2018 · 1 honor
  61. 61We Are Grateful: OtsaliheligaTraci Sorell, illustrated by Frané Lessac · 2018 · 1 honor
  62. 62We Don't Eat Our ClassmatesRyan T. Higgins · 2018 · 1 honor