The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — August 2024


Browse ten bestselling books Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (14 July to 10 August 2024).

August Storylines Bestsellers 2024

Each month, The Aotearoa Children’s Junior Fiction and Young Adults Bestseller List highlights the bestselling children’s books by New Zealand writers across junior fiction and young adult titles. Sponsored by Storylines. Data collected by Nielsen BookScan.

Charts produced by Nielsen BookScan NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers. © Nielsen BookScan NZ 2024.

View the August list below (14 July to 10 August 2024).

  1. The Raven's Eye Runaways Claire Mabey, Allen & Unwin's Children's. $24.99

  2. The Grimmelings Rachael King, Allen & Unwin Children's. $24.99

  3. Children of the Rush Book 3 James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22

  4. Nine Girls Stacy Gregg, Penguin Books.$22

  5. Children of the Rush Book 1 James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22

  6. Ariā and the Kūmara God Witi Ihimaera and Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, Puffin. $25

  7. The Dragon Defenders (Dragon Defenders 1) James Russell & Yongtao Zhang, Dragon Brothers Books. $22

  8. Brown Bird Jane Arthur, Puffin. $19.99

  9. Rimu: The Tree of Time (Amorangi and Millie) Lauren Keenan, Huia Publishers. $26

  10. Children of the Rush Book 2 James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22

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