NZ Book Awards Finalists Additions | ePlatform Shared Collections
by ePlatform Collection Management | June 10, 2026 | Categories : Australia & New ZealandAuthors & PublishersNewsReading Lists
Our team have gone through the many wonderful and exciting eBook & Audiobook additions following this years announcement of the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
The below are available now in the shared collection and to purchase as additional titles to ensure availability for your students. This collection includes currently available titles. Further titles may become available over the coming months and we will look at these when they arise.
NZ High Schools NZ Primary Schools
| Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction | ||
| ISBN | Title | Author |
| 9781776956784 | Dreamslinger | Graci Kim |
| 9781761506130 | Kimi the Kekeno’s Big Adventure | Shelley Burne-Field |
| 9781761507137 | Violet and the Velvets 2: The Case of the Angry Ghost | Rachael King |
| Wheelers Books Award for Young Adult Fiction | ||
| ISBN | Title | Author |
| 9781761506369 | It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That | Hannah Marshall |
| 9781761506093 | The Lost Saint | Rachael Craw |
| Russell Clark Award for Illustration | ||
| ISBN | Title | Author |
| 9781923492592 | Kupe and the Great Octopus of Muturangi | Mat Tait |
| Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Awards for Te Reo Māori | ||
| ISBN | Title | Author |
| 9781923492608 | Kupe me te Wheke nui a Muturangi | Mat Tait |
| 9781776712243 | Matariki ki te Ao | Miriama Kamo & Others |
| 9781775509912 | Te Onehaumako | Zeb Tamihana Nicklin |
| NZSA Best First Book Award | ||
| ISBN | Title | Author |
| 9781775509912 | Te Onehaumako | Zeb Tamihana Nicklin |
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