SLANZA READING Survey 2019
NZ SCHOOL LIBRARIES BORROWING STATISTICS

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
TOP AUTHORS 2019
TOP SERIES 2019
TOP NEW ZEALAND TITLES

TOP NEW ZEALAND AUTHORS
TOP MAGAZINES
No. 1 Upstart | No. 2 SLAM | No. 3 Rugby News |
BEST BOOKS FOR RELUCTANT READERS
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

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