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. Nine Girls Stacy Gregg, Penguin Books.$22

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

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

4. Duffy and the Bullies Jeff Szusterman & Ant Sang, Oratia Books. $25.99

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

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

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

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

9. Brown Bird Jane Arthur, Puffin. $19.99

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