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- The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart, illus. by Diana Sudyka
- The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart, illus. by Diana Sudyka
- When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- The Poet's Dog by Patricia MachLachlan
- The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz, illus. by Hatem Aly
- Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel by Kimberly Willis Holt