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


Take a look at the July list. Browse ten excellent books for tamariki and rangatahi (16 June to 13 July 2024).

Storylines Junior Fiction and YA Bestsellers July 24

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 July list below (15 June to 13 July 2024).

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

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

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

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

  5. Brown Bird Jane Arthur, Puffin. $19.99

  6. Below David Hill, Puffin. $22

  7. Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie Shelley Burne-Field, Allen & Unwin's Children's. $19.99

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

  9. Children of the Rush (Children of the Rush 1) James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22

  10. Allegiance, the Wild Kaimanawa (Wilson Sisters Adventures 3) Nina Sutherland & Kelly Wilson, Penguin Books. $22

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