Top 20 Books for Young Readers/Teen Readers of 2014

The Reading Den founder and media personality Cyrus Webb is excited to share his top picks for young readers/teens for 2014.

"I tried really hard this year to pick books that I enjoyed and I believe others will as well," says Webb. "This years Top 20 Books is definitely entertaining, eclectic and full of lessons I think readers of all ages will appreciate."

The Reading Den's Top 20 Books for Young Readers/Teen Readers of 2014 (listed in no particular order)

1. Conspirators of the Lost Sock Army and the Loose Change Collection Agency by Dan O'Brien (Dan O'Brien, Publisher)
2. The Philly Fake by David A. Kelly (Stepping Stone Books/Random House)
3. I Want to Be an Athlete and an Entrepreneur by Garrett Carter (CreateSpace)
4. Around the Sun We Go by Lisa Mosham (Learning Moon)
5. The Princess Panda Tea Party (A Cerebral Palsy Fairy Tale) by Jewel Kats (Loving Healing Press)
6. Robert Churchwell: Writing News, Making History by Gloria Respress-Churchwell (Jabberwocky Books)
7. It Finally Happened by Glenda L. Hunter (Amazon)
8. My Friend Suhana by Shaila Abdullah & Aanyah Abdullah (Loving Healing Press)
9. The Numberlys by William Joyce & Christina Ellis (Simon & Schuster)
10. Rumble by Ellen Hopkins (Simon & Schuster)
11. Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer (Dutton Books/Penguin)
12. Conversion by Katherine Howe (Putnam/Penguin)
13. Accused by Yasmin Shiraz (Rolling Hills Press)
14. Hungry by H. A. Swain (Macmillan)
15. Jex Malone by C. L. Gaber & V. C. Stanley (Merit Press)
16. Ring & the Crown by Melissa De La Cruz (Hyperion)
17. The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson (Harper Teen)
18. Josh's Wall by Cliff Ashpaugh (Spout Hill Press)
19. Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern (Harper Teen)
20. Free To Fall by Lauren Miller (Harper Teen)

America's Educator Dr. Steve Perry stops by The Reading Den

Conversations LIVE host and The Reading Den founder Cyrus Webb welcomes Dr. Steve Perry to discuss his own love of learning, how he has shared his passion for education with the world and what led to the new partnership with Entrepreneurs T. D. Jakes and Daymond John. 

Listen to the conversation with Dr. Perry here:

America's Educator Dr. Steve Perry stops by The Reading Den

IT FINALLY HAPPENED by author Glenda L. Hunter

Listen as media personality Cyrus Webb reads IT FINALLY HAPPENED by author Glenda L. Hunter.

Young Emma has been wanting to have party for so long. Taking the advice of her best friend she goes to her mother with an idea that she believes will work. What follows next is a story your kid is sure to enjoy.

IT FINALLY HAPPENED (Part 1)



  IT FINALLY HAPPENED (Part 2)



  IT FINALLY HAPPENED (Part 3)



  IF FINALLY HAPPENED (Part 4)



  IF FINALLY HAPPENED (Part 5)

I WANT TO BE AN ATHLETE AND AN ENTREPRENEUR by Garrett Carter

Listen to Cyrus Webb read I WANT TO BE AN ATHLETE AND AN ENTREPRENEUR by Garrett Carter below: 

AROUND THE SUN WE GO by author Lisa Mosham

Listen to Cyrus Webb read AROUND THE SUN WE GO by author Lisa Mosham below:

HAIRY HARRY by author Debra Christenson

Listen to Cyrus Webb read HAIRY HARRY by author Debra Christenson below:

MIRACLE MUD by author David A. Kelly

Listen as Cyrus Webb reads MIRACLE MUD by author David A. Kelly below: