The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — March 2025


Here they are! Ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (23 February to 22 March 2025).

Bestsellers 29 Dec 2024 - 25 Jan 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 (23 February to 22 March 2025).

  1. Bear Kiri Lightfoot, Allen & Unwin Children's. $27.99

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

  3. Mess of Our Lives Mary-anne Scott, One Tree House. $29

  4. The Anaconda Attack (Miles and Jones Book 1), Sam Smith, Little Moa. $14.99

  5. The Case of the Missing Stuff (Violet and the Velvets Book 1). Rachael King, Allen & Unwin Children's. $18.99

  6. Get Out! Go Wild! Marion Day, Marion Day, $28

  7. The Dragon Defenders (Book 1) James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22

  8. Badjelly Ryan Cooper, Duckling Publishing. $22

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

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

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