The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — Jan 2025
Here they are! Ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (29 December 2024 to 25 January 2025).
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 2025.
View the latest monthly list below (29 December 2024 to 25 January 2025).
Blackmail and Lies Mary-Anne Scott, Scholastic. $21.99
Red Rocks Rachael King, Random House. $22.00
Lopini the Legend Feana Tu'akoi, Scholastic. $20.99
Nine Girls Stacy Gregg, Penguin Books. $22
The Grimmelings Rachael King, Allen & Unwin Children's. $24.99
Children of the Rush Book 1 James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22
Jason Mason and the Dastardly Master of Disguise (Jason Mason 3) Jason Gunn & Andrew Gunn, Bateman. $19.99
Children of the Rush Book 2 James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22
The Dragon Defenders (Dragon Defenders 1) James Russell & Yongtao Zhang, Dragon Brothers Books. $22
Children of the Rush Book 3 James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22
