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Title:
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Dawn Raid |
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Authors:
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Smith, Pauline |
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Genre:
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Fiction: New Zealand |
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Publisher:
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Scholastic Books |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Like many 13-year-old girls, Sofia's main worries are how to get some groovy go-go boots, and how not to die of embarrassment giving a speech at school! But when her older brother Lenny starts talking about marches and protests and overstayers, and how Pacific Islanders are being bullied by the police for their passports and papers, a shadow is cast over Sofia's sunny teenage days.
Through her heartfelt diary entries, we witness the terror of being dawn-raided and gain an insight into the courageous and tireless work of the Polynesian Panthers in the 1970s as they encourage immigrant families across New Zealand to stand up for their rights. [Taken from book cover, Scholastic Books]
Level 4 English
174 pages
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Categories:
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Fiction NZ, Culture/Ethnic/Racial, Historical, Human Rights, Letters/Diaries, MÄori, Political, Social commentary/perspectives, Young narrator, Samoa, Intermediate English, Quick Read |
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