SLANZA READING Survey 2019

NZ SCHOOL LIBRARIES BORROWING STATISTICS

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SLANZA'S ANNUAL READING SURVEY RESULTS 2019

In December each year - the end of the New Zealand school year - school librarians pool their borrowing statistics to give a snapshot of the books that captured the imaginations of New Zealand school children.

This year's results hold a few surprises although Diary of a Wimpy Kid still reigns supreme with younger readers...

2019 TOP BOOKS OVERALL

1= The Fault in our Stars by John Green

1= Smile by Raina by Telgemeier

1= The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

TOP AUTHORS 2019

  1. Jeff Kinney
  2. Robert Muchamore
  3. Dav Pilkey

TOP SERIES 2019

  1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
  2. Cherub Series by Robert Muchamore
  3. Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

TOP NEW ZEALAND TITLES

  1. I am not Esther by Fleur Beale
  2. I am Rebecca by Fleur Beale
  3. Dawn Raid by Pauline Smith
  4. My Life, My Fight by Steven Adams
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TOP NEW ZEALAND AUTHORS

  1. Fleur Beale
  2. Des Hunt
  3. Stacey Gregg

TOP MAGAZINES

BEST BOOKS FOR RELUCTANT READERS

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney

2. The Dog Man series by Dave Pilkey

3. Smile by Raina Telgemeier

HIGH SCHOOLS: TOP BOOKS, AUTHOR AND SERIES

Top Book : The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Top Author: Robert Muchamore

Top Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney

INTERMEDIATE AND PRIMARY: TOP BOOK, AUTHOR AND SERIES

Top Book: Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Top Author: Jeff Kinney

Top Series: Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney

GIRLS SCHOOLS: TOP BOOK, TOP AUTHOR, TOP SERIES

Top Book: The Fault in Our Stars byJohn Green and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Top Author: Sarah J. Maas, Reina Telgemeier and John Green

Top Series: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

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BOYS SCHOOLS: TOP BOOK, TOP AUTHOR, TOP SERIES

Top Book: The recruit by Robert Muchamore

Top Author: Robert Muchamore

Top Series : Cherub by Robert Muchamore

CO-ED SCHOOLS: TOP BOOK, TOP AUTHOR, TOP SERIES

Top Book : Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Top Author : Jeff Kinney

Top Series : Diary of a wimpy kid

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