August 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.

9 August – 5 September 2026

1. Dreamslinger (Slinger Series Book 1), Graci Kim, Penguin Random House. $24.00
2. Royalslinger (Slinger Series Book 2) Graci Kim, Penguin Random House. $24.00
3. Jake Whyte Pig Hunter, J D Crouchley, David Bateman Books. $23.99
4. The (Not So) Superheroes (The Terrible Trio 1), Swapna Haddow and Mincky Stapleton, Scholastic NZ. $18.99
5. Children of the Rush Book 1, James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22.00
6. The Fate of the Dragons (Dragonfly 1), Sarina Clark and Alba Gil Celdran, Little Moa. $21.99
7. Ana & Frog Search for Minty the Missing Horse, Shelley Burne-Field and Story Hemi-Morehouse, Allen & Unwin. $19.99
8. The Dragon Defenders (Book 1), James Russell and Yongtao Zhang, Dragon Brothers Books. $22.00
9. Marlon Foundling and the Circus of Lost Children, James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books (PB). $24.00 
10. Dawn Raid, Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith, Scholastic NZ. $20.99.