- All of us villains, Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman
- Our violent ends, Chloe Gong
- My diary from the edge of the world, Jodi Lynn Anderson
- My father's words, Patricia MacLachlan
- Things hoped for, Andrew Clements
- Through the mickle woods, by Valiska Gregory ; illustrated by Barry Moser
- Lucky few, Kathryn Ormsbee
- The summer of the gypsy moths, Sara Pennypacker
- The next person you meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom
- Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs, written and illustrated by Tomie de Paola
- Looking for Alaska, a novel by John Green
- Flight, a novel, Lynn Steger Strong
- Suicide notes from beautiful girls, Lynn Weingarten
- Blackberry stew, by Isabell Monk ; illustrated by Janice Lee Porter
- They both die at the end, Adam Silvera
- When, Victoria Laurie
- I'll give you the sun, by Jandy Nelson
- Scythe, Neal Shusterman
- Everett Anderson's goodbye, by Lucille Clifton ; illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. --
- Early departures, Justin A. Reynolds
- Sally goes to heaven, written and illustrated by Stephen Huneck
- Walk two moons, by Sharon Creech
- Memoirs of a tortoise, by Devin Scillian ; illustrated by Tim Bowers
- A separate peace, John Knowles
- A mango-shaped space, a novel, by Wendy Mass
- The garden of Eve, K.L. Going
- Ghost boys, by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Bleachers, John Grisham
- Love, Toni Morrison
- Summer Bird Blue, Akemi Dawn Bowman
- An ordinary day, Elana K. Arnold ; illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic
- Dark triumph, by Robin LaFevers
- The Witch Elm, Tana French
- Umbrella summer, Lisa Graff
- Thirteen storeys, Jonathan Sims
- Death note, story by Tsugumi Ohba ; art by Takeshi Obata ; [translation and adaptation, Alexis Kirsch ; touch-up art and lettering, Gia Cam Luc], V. 4
- Last man out, Mike Lupica
- Where do people go when they die?, Mindy Avra Portnoy ; illustrations by Shelly O. Haas
- Bone dog, Eric Rohmann
- He sees you when you're sleeping, Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
- Maps of our spectacular bodies, Maddie Mortimer
- Each little bird that sings, Deborah Wiles
- Milo, sticky notes and brain freeze, by Alan Silberberg
- Perfect, Natasha Friend
- Funeral girl, Emma K. Ohland
- Death note, story by Tsugumi Ohba ; art by Takeshi Obata ; [translation and adaptation, Alexis Kirsch ; touch-up art and lettering, Gia Cam Luc], V. 6
- Dead end girls, Wendy Heard
- A Christmas memory, Richard Paul Evans
- Badger's parting gifts, Susan Varley. --
- The book thief, by Markus Zusak