October 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.

4 – 31 October 2026

1. The Fate of the Dragons (Dragonfly 1), Sarina Clark and Alba Gil Celdran, Little Moa. $21.99
2. Children of the Rush Book 1, James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22.00
3. The Comeback Kid, Airana Ngarewa & Story Hemi-Morehouse, Little Moa. $19.99
4. The Dragon Defenders (Book 1) James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $22.00
5. Dreamslinger (Slinger Series Book 1), Graci Kim, Penguin Random House. $24.00
6. Royalslinger (Slinger Series Book 2) Graci Kim, Penguin Random House. $24.00
7. Dawn Raid Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith, Scholastic NZ, $20.99
8. Marlon Foundling and the Circus of Lost Children James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books. $24.00
9. Jake Whyte Pig Hunter, J D Crouchley, David Bateman Books. $23.99
10. Day of the Dinosaur Disaster (Miles and Jones 4) Sam Smith and César Lador, Little Moa. $14.99