Juna’s Jar, Jane Bahk
The Little Guys, Vera Brosgol
Saturday, Oge Mora
A Different Pond, Bao Phi
Small in the City, Sydney Smith
Giants Beware!, Dragons Beware!, and Monsters Beware! — three gorgeous, zippy graphic novels by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado, and colored by the talented John Novak
The Jumbies series, by Tracey Baptiste
The War That Saved My Life, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (check out the audio version narrated by Jayne Entwistle — it’s wonderful)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin
When Stars Are Scattered, by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson — learn more about the organization Omar Mohamed founded at RefugeeStrong.org
The Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu — on ogres, and sisters, and the power of flocks. Loved it.
Other Words for Home, by Jasmine Warga
The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander
Power Forward, by Hena Khan
Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang
Call Me Iggy, by Jorge Aguirre, illustrated by Rafael Rosado
Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
Bone Gap, by Laura Ruby
This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
American Street, by Ibi Zoboi