July/ 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.

12 July – 8 August 2026

1. Royalslinger (Slinger Series Book 2) Graci Kim, Penguin Random House. $24.00
2. Dawn Raid, Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith, Scholastic NZ. $20.99.
3. Dreamslinger (Slinger Series Book 1), Graci Kim, Penguin Random House. $24.00
4. Children of the Rush Book 1, James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22.00
5. Leonardo’s Dragon, Donovan Bixley, Upstart Press. $29.99
6. Marlon Foundling and the Circus of Lost Children, James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books (PB). $24.00 
7. Jake Whyte Pig Hunter, J D Crouchley, David Bateman Books. $23.99
8. The Case of the Viral Video (Violet and the Velvets 3), Rachael King and Phoebe Morris, Allen & Unwin. $18.99
9. The Case of the Missing Stuff (Violet and the Velvets 1) Rachael King and Phoebe Morris, Allen & Unwin. $18.99
10. Song of the Saltings, Rachael King, Allen & Unwin. $27.99