The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — Sept/Oct 2024


Browse ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (8 September to 5 October 2024).

Storylines Bestsellers updated sept/oct 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 latest monthly list below (8 September to 5 October 2024).

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

  2. Jason Mason and the Dastardly Master of Disguise Jason Gunn & Andrew Gunn, Bateman. $19.99

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

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

  5. Children of the Rush Book 2 James Russell, Dragon Brother Books. $22

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

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

  8. Brown Bird Jane Arthur, Puffin. $19.99

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

  10. The Pōrangi Boy Shilo Kino, Huia Publishers. $25

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