Odd Girl Out by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, edited by Rosie Fickling (David Fickling Books)
Letty and the Mystery of the Golden Thread by Penny Boxall, edited by Katie Sinfield (Puffin)
Shadow Thieves by Peter Burns, edited by Lucy Courtenay (Farshore)
The Book of Heartbreak by Ova Ceren, edited by Ruth Bennett and Ella Whiddett (Hot Key Books)
Tart by Becki Jayne Crossley, edited by Cathy Liney (Bloomsbury)
How to Roller Skate with One Leg by Ella Dove, illus by Jennifer Jamieson, edited by Anne Marie Ryan (Orchard Books)
The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire by Anna Fiteni, edited by Asmaa Isse (Electric Monkey)
Grumpfort by Jamie Hammond, illus by the author, edited by Sarah Stewart (Usborne)
The Girl Who Raced the World by Nat Harrison, edited by Ruth Bennett (Bonnier)
Evie and Maryam’s Family Tree by Janeen Hayat, edited by Bella Pearson (Guppy Books)
The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood by Farhana Islam, illus by Simran Diamond Singh, edited by Asmaa Isse (Farshore)
Love on Sight by Asli Jensen, edited by Shalini Vallepur (Chicken House)
Inkbound by Philippa Leathley, edited by Natalie Doherty (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
Gloam by Jack Mackay, edited by Katie Jennings (Rock the Boat)
A Beautiful Terrible Thing by Miranda Moore, edited by Meggie Degurney and Liz Cross (David Fickling Books)
Wildlands by Brogen Murphy, edited by Linas Alsenas (Puffin)
Rock Band Music and Misfits by Leah Osakwe, edited by Mattie Whitehead and Karelle Tobias (Little Tiger)
Marty Moose: First Class by Claire Powell, illus by the author, edited by Gráinne Clear (Walker Books)
The Doughnut Club by Kristina Rahim, edited by Zoë Griffiths (Nosy Crow)
The Girl with Gills by Becca Rogers, edited by Fiona Kennedy (Zephyr)
Run Away With Me by J.L. Simmonds, edited by Amina Parchment-Youssef (Penguin)
The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King by Harry Trevaldwyn, edited by Emma Jones and Charlie Castelletti (First Ink)
Augmented by Kenechi Udogu, edited by Natasha Brown and Jenny Glencross (Faber)
My Dog by Olivia Wakeford, illus by David Litchfield, edited by Megan Reid (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
