May/ June 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.

17 May – 13 June 2026

1. Song of the Saltings, Rachael King, Allen & Unwin. $27.99
2. Dreamslinger (Slinger 1), Graci Kim, Penguin Random House. $24.00
3. Leonardo’s Dragon, Donovan Bixley, Upstart Press. $24.99
4. Ariā and the Kūmera God: The Rising of Whanui, Witi Ihimaera and Isobel Joy Te Aho-White., Penguin Random House. $25.00
5. Stepping Up, David Hill, Penguin Random House NZ. $22.00
6. Lonasei and the Mystery of Origin Grove (Lonasei Nix 1), Kenneth Chapman, Bateman Books. $27.99
7. The Case of the Missing Stuff (Violet and the Velvets 1), Rachael King, Allen & Unwin. $18.99
8. The Destiny of Dragons (Dragonfall 2), Sarina Clark and Alba Gil Celdran, Little Moa. $21.99
9. A Flame in the Dark, Maria Gill, OneTree House. $30.00
10. The Fate of Dragons (Dragonfall 1), Sarina Clark and Alba Gil Celdran, Little Moa. $21.99