Conversations Magazine's #BooksYouNeedtoRead Issue

Conversations Magazine's #BooksYouNeedtoRead Issue

Monday, December 11, 2023

Conversations Top 20 Books for Young Readers in 2023


Conversations Media Group President Cyrus Webb is excited to share his Top 20 Books for Young Readers in 2023. It's a list for all ages, providing entertainment, inspiration and great stories that readers will want to share with others. 

Conversations Top 20 Books for Young Readers in 2023 (Listed in no particular order)

  1. Who Is LeBron James? by Crystal Hubbard (Penguin Workshop)
  2. Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt (Scholastic Press)
  3. The Jockey & Her Horse by Sarah Maslin Nir and Raymond White, Jr. (Cameron Kids)
  4. White House Clubhouse by Sean O'Brien (Norton)
  5. Once in a Blue Moon by Sharon G. Flake (Random House Kids)
  6. Nubia: The Reckoning by Omar Epps & Clarence A. Haynes (Delacorte Press)
  7. There Goes the Neighborhood by Jade Adia (Hyperion)
  8. I Kick and I Fly by Ruchira Gupta (Scholastic Press)
  9. Ellie Engle Saves Herself! by Leah Johnson (Hyperion)
  10. The Last Fallen Realm by Graci Kim (Hyperion)
  11. Youngest In Charge by Kevin Elliott (Urban Lifestyle Press)
  12. Promise Boys by Nick Brooks (Henry Holt)
  13. The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick Press)
  14. Why? The Human Body by National Geographic Kids 
  15. Big Tree by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press)
  16. The Honorable Bee by Jayden Smith-Cox (Pa-Pro-Vi Publishing)
  17. Showdown at Firefly Island by Eli Clark & Gerry Boylan (Detroit Writing Room)
  18. Braylen the Bear and Freinds: Braylen Finds a Way by Dr. LaTonya Peterson/Manswell Peterson (OmegaMan Publishing)
  19. We Are Here by Tami Charles (Orchard Books)
  20. I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots by Lid'ya C. Rivera (Harper)