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Januarys 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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Sponsored by Storylines.
Data collected by Nielsen BookScan.

28 December 2025 – 24 January 2026

  1. The Fate of Dragons, (Dragonfall 1) Sarina Clark & Abra Gil Celdran, Little Moa, $21.99
  2. The (Not So) Superheroes (The Terrible Trio 1), Swapna Haddow & Minky Stapleton, Scholastic, $18.99
  3. Nine Girls, Stacey Gregg, Penguin Books. $22.00
  4. Children of the Rush Book 1, James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22.00
  5. The Case of the Missing Stuff (Violet and the Velvets 1), Rachael King, Allen and Unwin Children’s, $18.99
  6. Dreamslinger (Slinger 1) Graci Kim, Penguin Books. $24.00
  7. Kings of this World Elizabeth Knox, Allen & Unwin Children’s. $29.99
  8. Leonardo’s Dragon, Donovan Bixley, Upstart Press, $29.99
  9. Spark Hunter, Sonya Wilson, Allen & Unwin Children’s. $24.99
  10. Myths and Legends of Aotearoa Annie Rae Te Ake Ake, Scholastic. $29.99
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