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June’s Aotearoa Children’s Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List

Each month, the Aotearoa Children’s Junior Fiction and Young Adults Bestseller List highlights the bestselling junior fiction and young adult titles by New Zealand writers.
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Data collected by Nielsen BookScan.

18 May 2025 – 14 June 2025

  1. Dreamslinger (Slinger Series Book 1) Graci Kim, Penguin Books. $24.00
  2. The Case of the Missing Stuff (Violet and the Velvets Book 1). Rachael King, Allen & Unwin Children’s. $18.99
  3. Nine Girls Stacy Gregg, Penguin Books. $22.00
  4. Kimi the Kekeno’s Big Adventure Shelley Burne-Field, Allen & Unwin Children’s. $19.99
  5. Pippa and the Sheep Snatchers Lauren Middleton, Bateman Books. $22.99
  6. The Lost Saint Rachael Craw, Allen & Unwin Children’s. $29.99
  7. The Grimmelings Rachael King, Allen & Unwin Children’s. $24.99
  8. Children of the Rush Book 1 James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22.00
  9. The Dragon Defenders (Book 1) James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22.00
  10. Secrets at Red Rocks Rachael King, Penguin Books. $22.00
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