After scanning the Newbery contenders blogs, I've come up with this preliminary list - it should keep me busy for a while! Please comment if you read any of these books and let me know what you think!
Title Author Age
Just Like Jackie Lindsey Stoddard 9-13
The Book of Boy Murdock, Catherine Gilbert 8-12
The Hazel Wood: a Novel Melissa Albert 14-17
The Journey of Little Charlie Christopher Paul Curtis 8-10
The Problim Children Natalie Lloyd 8-10
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle Leslie Connor 8-13
The Mad Wolf's Daughter Diane Magras 9-12
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot
to Kill Hitler John Hendrix 10-14
Bob Wendy Mass & Jessica Stead 8-12
Betty Before X Ilyasah Shabazz/Renée Watson 10-14
The Wild Robot Escapes Peter Brown 9-13
Winterhouse Ben Guterson 9-12
The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson 9-13
A Sky Full of Stars Linda Williams Jackson 11-13
The Creature of the Pines Adam Gidwitz 8-12
Echo's Sister Paul Mosier 8-12
Aru Shah and the End of Time Roshani Chokshi 8-12
Out of Left Field Ellen Klages 8-12
The Heart & Mind of Frances Pauley April Stevens 8-12
Harbor Me Jacqueline Woodson 10-13
The Night Diary Veera Hiranandani 10-13
Rebound Kwame Alexander 10-12
Checked Cynthia Kadohata 11-13
Title Author Age
Just Like Jackie Lindsey Stoddard 9-13
The Book of Boy Murdock, Catherine Gilbert 8-12
The Hazel Wood: a Novel Melissa Albert 14-17
The Journey of Little Charlie Christopher Paul Curtis 8-10
The Problim Children Natalie Lloyd 8-10
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle Leslie Connor 8-13
The Mad Wolf's Daughter Diane Magras 9-12
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot
to Kill Hitler John Hendrix 10-14
Bob Wendy Mass & Jessica Stead 8-12
Betty Before X Ilyasah Shabazz/Renée Watson 10-14
The Wild Robot Escapes Peter Brown 9-13
Winterhouse Ben Guterson 9-12
The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson 9-13
A Sky Full of Stars Linda Williams Jackson 11-13
The Creature of the Pines Adam Gidwitz 8-12
Echo's Sister Paul Mosier 8-12
Aru Shah and the End of Time Roshani Chokshi 8-12
Out of Left Field Ellen Klages 8-12
The Heart & Mind of Frances Pauley April Stevens 8-12
Harbor Me Jacqueline Woodson 10-13
The Night Diary Veera Hiranandani 10-13
Rebound Kwame Alexander 10-12
Checked Cynthia Kadohata 11-13