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White Walls by H.M.C.Ibil by Adeerus GhayanBehind the Scenes by Kathryn WhiteFall For Me by K.A. LastFriend-Zoned by Belle Aurora
Aussie/New Zealand authors group
159 books — 95 voters
I Am Not Esther by Fleur BealeThe Changeover by Margaret MahyThe Whale Rider by Witi IhimaeraWinter of Fire by Sherryl JordanThe 10 PM Question by Kate De Goldi
Great Kiwi YA & MG
250 books — 83 voters

James and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOn the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls WilderBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Books with Fruit in the Title
918 books — 70 voters
Just This Once by Rosalind JamesJust for Now by Rosalind JamesJust For You by Rosalind JamesJust My Luck by Rosalind JamesJust Not Mine by Rosalind James
Aotearoa: New Zealand Romance
129 books — 50 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Whitcoulls Top 100 2016
103 books — 9 voters
The Other Side of Us by Sarah MayberryThe Australian's Housekeeper Bride by Lindsay ArmstrongOutback Fire by Margaret WayThe Australian Tycoon's Proposal by Margaret WayMaster of Maramba by Margaret Way
Harlequin/Mills & Boon - Aussie & Kiwi Hero/ine
105 books — 8 voters

On My Shoulders by Jon D. ArthurThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanOn My Own Again by Jon D. Arthura Message in a Book by Lyv Forever
2017: What New Zealanders Read In 2017
231 books — 6 voters
The Secret Commonwealth by Philip PullmanThe Tricksters by Margaret MahyThe Crimson Queen by Alec HutsonThe Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettDark of the Moon by P.C. Hodgell
What Kiwis are reading in 2019
71 books — 6 voters

Aliens in the Family by Margaret MahyChildren of the Dog Star by Marie StuttardHeart of Danger by Fleur BealeFierce September by Fleur BealeJuno of Taris by Fleur Beale
New Zealand Science Fiction for Children and/or Young Adults
105 books — 5 voters
Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam NeillAn Angel at My Table by Janet FrameThe Collector by Michael KingJean Batten by Ian MackerseyOut of the mist and steam by Alan Duff
Memoirs, Biographies, and Autobiographies about New Zealanders
112 books — 4 voters

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