October 2016
The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner
They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
November 2016
Wolf Keepers by Elise Broach
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas, illustrated by Erin Stead
Thunder Boy Jr by Sherman Alexie, illustrated by Yuyi Morales
January 2017
Boys on the Boat (Young Readers Edition) by Daniel James Brown
Preaching to the Chickens by Jabari Asim, illustrate by E.B. Lewis
The Journey by Francesca Sanna
February 2017
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
Life Without Nico by Andrea Maturana, illustrated by Franciso Olea
I am a Story by Dan Yaccarino
March 2017
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe
Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
April 2017
A Rambler Steals Home by Carter Higgins
Rude Cakes by Rowboat Watkins
A Poem for Peter by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Steve Johnson
May 2017
Ruby Lee and Me by Shannon Hitchcock
Everywhere Wonder by Matthew Swanson, illustrated by Robbi Behr
The Book Itch by Vaunda Michaeux Nelson, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie