- Irises by Francisco X. Stork; Authur A. Levine; Jan 2012
- Article 5 by Kristen Simmons; Tor, 2012
- Dumpling Days by Grace Lin; Little Brown Books for Young Readers; 2 Jan
- Black Indians a hidden heritage by William Loren Katz; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 3 January NF
- Stars in the Shadows by Charles R. Smith; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 3 Jan
- Black Boy White School by Brian F. Walker; HarperTeen 3 Jan
- Tina’s mouth: an existential comic diary by Keshni Kashyap and Mari Araki; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 3 January
- The mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis; Wendy A. Lamb Books, January MG
- The whole story of half a girl by Veera Hirandandani; Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 2012
- Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani; HarperTeen; 17 Jan
- Marching to the mountaintop by Ann Bausum; National Geographic Press, January NF
- Facts of life: stories by Gary Soto; Graphia, January
- The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards; HarperCollins, 17 Jan
- Best shot in the west: the adventures of Nat Love by Patricia C. McKissack, Frederick L. McKissack and Randy Duburke; Chronicle Books, 18 January GRAPHIC NOVEL
- Mesmerize by Artist Arthur; Kimani Tru, January
- The clone codes #3: the visitors by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack and Pat McKissack; Scholastic, 1 February
- The glass collector by Anna Perera; Albert Whitman and Co. 1 Feb
- Beneath a meth moon by Jacqueline Woodson; Nancy Paulsen Books, February
- No crystal stair by Vaunda Michaux Nelson; Carolrhoda Press, February
- DJ Rising by Love Maia; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 6 Feb
- The jade notbook by Laura Resau; Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 14 February
- Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith; Candlewick Press; 14 Feb
- Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz; Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 21 Feb
- On the flip side: A fab life novel #4 by Nikki Carter; KTeen Dafina; 28 February
- Ship of souls by Zetta Elliott; AmazonEncore, 28 Feb
- Bad boy by Dream Jordan; St. Martin Griffin, 28 Feb
- The Agency 3: Traitor in the Tunnel by Y. S. Lee; Candelwick, 28 Feb
- Into the wise dark by Neesha Meminger; Ignite Books, 12 March
- The girl who could silence the wind by Meg Medina; Candlewick, 13 March
- Boyfriend season: Cali boys by Kelli London; K’Teen, 27 March
- Fair Coin by E. C. Myers; Pyr, 27 March
- Another Jekyl another Hyde by Daniel and Dina Nayeri; 27 March, Candlewick
- Walking on Earth and Touching the Sky: Poetry and Prose by Lakota Youth at Red Cloud Indian School by Timothy MacLaughlin, Stephen Nelson and Joseph Marshall; Abrams Books for Young Readers, 1 Apr
- Outcasts of River Falls: sequel to Belle of Batoche by Jaqueline Guest; Regina Coteau Books for Kids, 1 Apr
- Fat No More: A Teenager’s Victory Over Obesity by Alberto Hidalgo-Robert; Arte Publico, Apr. 1
- The Temptation: A Kindred Novel by Alisa Valdes; HarperTeen, Apr. 4
- A fort of nine towers: An Afgan family story by Qias Akbar Omar; Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson; Margaret K. McElderry Books , 17 April
- The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda; St Martin’s Griffin, Apr. 19
- All the right stuff by Walter Dean Myers; Amistad, 24 April
- The mapmaker and the Ghost by Sarvenaz Tash; Walker Book Childrens, 24 April
- Creeping with the enemy (Langdon Prep)by Kimberyly Reid; Dafina, 24 April
- Latino USA revised edition: A cartoon history by Ilan Stavans and Lalo Alcaraz; Basic Books, April NF
- Body Slammed! by Ray Villareal; Pinata Books, 30 Apr
- Border Town#1: Crossing the line by Malin Alegria; Scholastic 1 May
- Prom dates to die for by Kelly Parra; Buzz Books; 1 May
- 37 Things I Love (In No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon; Henry Holt, May 3
- Happy families by Tanita Davis; Knopf Books for Young Readers, 8 May
- Download Drama by Celeste O. Norfleet; Kimani Tru, May 20
- Life’s journey-zuya: oral teachings from Rosebud by Albert White Hat Sr.(author) compiled by John Cunningham; University of Utah Press; 31 May
- Amazing African American actors by Jeff Young; Enslow, June
- Reincarnation (Legend of Snow Wolf series) by Fred Lit Yu; China Books, 1 June
- Always upbeat Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series)by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback, 1 June
- Keep jumping/no hating Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback 1 June
- Settle down/be real Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series)by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback 1 June
- Yell out/Do you Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback 1 June
- Back to me by Earl Sewell; Kimani Tru; 19 June
- Lone bean by Chudney Ross; Amistad, June
- The choke artist: confessions of a chronic underachiever by David Yoo; Grand Central, 19 June
- Dork diaries 4: Tales from a not so graceful ice princess by Rachel Renee Russell; Aladdin, June
- Dork diaries Skating sensation by Rachel Renee Russell; Simon and Schuster 7 June
- Border Town #2: Quince Clash by Malin Alegria; Scholastic, 1 July
- Back to me by Earl Sewell; Kimani Tru 1 July
- Con carino/Love Amalia by Alma Flor Ada; Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 10 July
- Choke by Diana Lopez; Point; 12 July
- No Boyz Allowed by Ni-Ni Simone; Dafina Books, 31 July
- A beautiful lie by Irfan Master; Albert Whitman & Company, 1 August
- Fire in the Streets by Kekla Magoon; Aladdin, August
- Chikadee by Louse Erdrich; HarperCollins, August
- The Cruisers 3: A star is born by Walter Dean Myers; Scholastic 1 Aug
- Bobby the Brave (Sometimes) by Lisa Yee and Dan Santant; Scholastic, 1 Aug
- Mission Libertad by Lizette Lantiqua; Pauline Books and Media; August
- Growing up Muslim: Understanding the beliefs and practices of Islam by Sumbul Ali-Karamali; Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 14 August
- Charly’s Epic Fiasco by Kelli London, Dafina Books, 28 Aug
- Bombay Girls by Kavita Daswani; Harper Collins, August
- A Certain October by Angela Johnson; Simon and Schuster; August
- Denim diaries 6 Lying to live by Darrian Lee; Urban Books, 28 August
- Little White Duck: A childhood in China by Na Liu (Author), Andres Vera Martinez (Author, Illustrator): Minneapolis: Graphic Universe; October
- series: Major Black Contributions from Emancipation to Civil Rights various authors; Mason Crest, Sept
- The revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano; Scholastic, 1 Sept
- The girl who lept through time by Yasutaka Tsutsui and David Karashima; Alma Books 1 Sept
- Kiki doin’ it (Juicy Central) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback, 1 Sept
- Marnyke: the fake date (Juicy Central); Tia Diva; Sherise Stalked; Nishell Tempted by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback, 1 Sept
- Settle down/be real Cheer Drama/Baller Swag; Lockwood High Series by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback
- The diary of B. B. Bright possible princess by Alice Randall, Caroline Randall Williams and Shadra Strickland (illustrator); Turner Publishing 4 Sept
- The friendship matchmater by Randa Abdel-Fattah; Frances Lincoln, 6 Sept
- Discovering Wes Moore by Wes Moore; Delacorte, 11 Sept
- Hollywood High by Ni Ni Simone and Amir Abrams; Kensington 12 Sept
- What’s Left of Me: The Hybrid Chronicles, Book One by Kat Zhang; Harper Collins, 18 September MG
- Adaptation by Malinda Lo; Litte, Brown Books for Young Readers 18 Sept
- Hollywood High by Ni-Ni Simone and Amir Abrams, Dafina Books, 25 Sept
- Pinned by Sharon Flake; Scholastic, 1 October MG
- Ash Mistry and the savage fortress by Sadwat Chadda; Harper Collins, October
- Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a not so smart miss know it all by Rachel Renee Russell; Aladdin, October
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Young people’s edition; Turtleback Books 9 Oct
- A Thunderous Whisper by Christina Diaz Gonzalez; Knopf Books for Young Readers 9 October
- Summer of the Mariposas by Guadelupe Garcia McCall; Tu Books, October
- Escape to gold mountain: A graphic history of Chinese in North America by David Wong; Aresenal Pulp Press; 16 Oct
- Time to Shine by Nikki Carter; Dafina Books, 30 Oct
- Crazy Love by Amir Abrams; Dafina Books, 27 Nov
- BorderTown #4: No Second Chances by Malin Alegria; Scholastic Nov.
- Hand in hand: ten black men who changed America by Andrea Davis Pinkney; J. Brian Pinkney; Jump at the Sun/Disney; November
- Fading Amber: The cambion chronicles #3 by Jaime Reed; K’Teen Dafina 26 December
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- Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the dawn of liberty by Tonya Bolden; Abrams Books for Young Readers 1 Jan
- I see the promised land: A life of Martin Luther King Jr by Arthur Flowers and Manu Chitrakar; Groundwood Books, 1 Jan
- Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles) by Ellen Oh; Harper Teen 2 January
- Bereft by Craig Laurance Gidney; Tiny Satchell Press 15 January
- Sweet 16 to life: A Langdon Prep Novel by Kimberly Reid; KTeen 26 January
- Return to me by Justina Chen; Little, Brown 15 Jan
- The prey by Andrew Fukuda; St. Martin Press 29 January
- Prodigy: A legend novel by Marie Lu; Putnam Juvenile 29 January
- The Way by Joseph Bruchac; Darby Creek Publishing; 30 January
- Unravel me by Tahereh Mafi; Harper Collins 5 Feb
- Reality Check: Charly’s epic fiasco by Kelli London; KTeen 26 February
- Drifing by Lisa R. Nelson; Tiny Satchel Press Feb 2013
- Flowers in the sky by Lynn Joseph; Harper Teen, March
- Twelve days of New York by Tonya Bolden and Gilbert Ford; Abrams, March
- Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass by Meg Medina; March
- Hollywood High: Get ready for war by Nini Simone and Amir Abrams; Kensington, March
- Panic by Sharon Draper; Atheneum, March
- Fat Angie e.E. Charlton-Trujillo; Candlewick, March
- Lightning Dreamer by Margarita Engle; Harcourt, March
- The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Amberlin Kwaymullina; Candlewick, 8 April
- Revenge of a not so pretty girl by Carolita Blythe; Delacorte, 9 April
- Darius and Twig by Walter Dean Myer; Harper 23 Apr
- The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa Harlequin; 30 Apr
- The witches of Ruidoso by John Sandoval; Arte Publica April
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Garden Of My Imaan by Farhana Zia; Peachtree Publishers 1 Apr
- The Servant by Fatima Sharafeddine ; Groundwood Press, Apr
- P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams Garcia; Amistad, 21 May
- How I became a ghost by Tim Tingle; Road Runner Press; 28 May
- Get over it by Nikki Carter; Dafina Press; 28 May
- The savage blue (The vicious deep ) by Zoraida Córdova; Sourcebooks Fire, May
- Death, Dickinson and the Demented life of Frenchie Garcia by Jenny Torres-Sanchez; Running Press Kids; 28 May
- The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata. Atheneum, 4 June
- Ask my mood ring how I feel by Diane Lopez. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 11 June
- Underneath By Sarah Jamila Stevenson; Llewellyn Worldwide; 8 June
- The girl of his dreams by Amir Abrams. K-Teen/Dafina, 25 June
- Dork Diaries 6: Tales from a Not-So-Happy-Heartbreaker by Rachel Renee Russell. Aladdin, 4 June
- Curse of the ancients by Matt de la Pena; Scholastic, June
- Charm and Strange by Stephanie Kuehn; St. Martin Press 11 June
- Since you asked by Maureen Goo; Scholastic, July
- Star Power (Charly’s Epic Fiasco) by Kelli London; Kensington, 30 July
- Gaby, lost and found by Angela Cervantes; Scholastic 30 July
- Way too much drama by Earl Sewell; Kimani Tru, 30 July
- Open mic: Riffs on life between cultures edited by Mitali Perkins; Candlewick; August
- Sunday you learn how to box: a novel by Bil Wright; Scribner; August
- If you could be mine by Sara Farizan; Algonquin, August
- Mountain dog by Margarita Engle; O. Ivanov; A. Ivanov; Henry Holt and Co., August
- If I ever get out of here by Eric Gansworth; Arthur A. Levine; August
- Danny Blackgoat: Navajo prisoner by Tim Tinge; 7th Generation; August
- Burn for burn by Jenny Han and Sioban Vivian; Simon and Schuster; August
- Little brother of war by Gary Robinson; 7th Generation; August
- Oh, snap! by Walter Dean Myers; Scholastic, August
- Alvin Ho: allergic to babies, burglars and other bumps in the night by Lenore Looke; LeUyen Pham; Schwartz and Wade Books; August
- Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang: FirstSecond, 10 Sept
- Zero Fade by Chris Terry; Curbside Splendor, Sept
- Mira in the present tense by Sita Brahmachari; Whitman Press, Sept
- Chasing shadows by Swati Avasthi. Alfred A. Knopf, 24 Sept
- You don’t know me like that by Reshonda Tate Billingsly, K-Teen/Dafina
- Inheritance by Malinda Lo. LIttle, Brown and Co. Sept
- Amphibians by Christine Taylor-Buter; Childrens Pr, Sept
- Antigoddess by Kendare Blake: Tor, Sept
- Fish by Christine Taylor-Butler; Childrens Pr, Sept
- Insects and Spiders by Christine Taylor-Butler; Childrens Pr, Sept
- Once we were here: the hybrid chronicles by Kat Zang. Harper Collins, 17 Sept
- Invasion by Walter Dean Myers; Scholastic October
- My basmati bat mitzvah by Paula Freeman; Amulet Books, October
- Champion by Marie Lu; Putnam; October
- Ehrich Weisz chronicle: Devil Island by Marty Chan; Fitzhenry & Whiteside, October
- Killer of enemies by Joseph Bruchac; Lee and Low, October
- City of Death An Ash Mistry Novel by Sarwat Chadda; Scholastic 29 Oct
- Tiger girl by Mary-Lee Chai; GemmaMedia, October
- Angel de la luna and the 5th glorious mystery by M. Evelina Galang; Coffee House Press, Nov
- True Story by NiNi Simone; KTeen/Dafina, 26 Nov
- Champion by Marie Lu; Putnam Juvenile, 5 Nov
- The Trap by Andrew Fukuda; St. Martin’s Griffin; 5 Nov
- He Said, She Said by Kwame Alexander; Amistad, 19 Nov
- World After (Penryn and the End of Days #2) by Sandra Ee; Skyscrape, 19 Nov
- Control by Lydia King; Dial Books; 26 Dec
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