| Yoshiko Uchida | A Jar of Dreams (age 8-11) bigotry , identity , historical , family | 
| Journey to Topaz: a Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation (age 10+) identity , survival , bigotry , historical | |
| Journey Home (age 9-12) war , family , bigotry , historical | |
| Kaye Umansky | Solomon Snow and the Silver Spoon (age 8-11) identity , adventure , humor | 
| Linda Urban | A Crooked Kind of Perfect (age 9-12) enterprise , humor , the arts , family |