Richard Van Camp: Aliens – 4/5

Cherie Dimaline: Legends Are Made, Not Born – 4/5

David A. Robertson: Perfectly You – 3/5

* Daniel Heath Justice: The Boys Who Became Hummingbirds – 5/5

* Darcie Little Badger: Né łe! – 5/5

* Gwen Benaway: Transitions – 5/5

* Mari Kurisato: Imposter Syndrome – 4.5/5

* Nathan Adler: Valediction at the Star View Motel – 5/5

Cleo Keahna: Parallax – 3/5