Bibliograph

Dawn raid, Pauline Vaeluaga Smith

Type

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Dawn raid, Pauline Vaeluaga Smith

Language

eng

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technical information on music

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Dawn raid

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

Pauline Vaeluaga Smith

Summary

Sofia is like most twelve-year-old girls in New Zealand. How is she going to earn enough money for those boots? WHY does she have to give that speech at school? Who is she going to be friends with this year? It comes as a surprise to Sofia and her family when her big brother, Lenny, starts talking about protests, overstayers, and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government. Inspired by the Black Panthers in America, a group has formed called the Polynesian Panthers, who encourage immigrant and Indigenous families across New Zealand to stand up for their rights. Soon the whole family becomes involved in the movement. Told through Sofia's diary entries, Dawn Raid is the story of one ordinary girl living in extraordinary times, learning how to stand up and fight

Target audience

juvenile

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable

Classification