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Dawn Raid / Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: My New Zealand storyDescription: 174 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781775434757
  • 1775434753
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Like many 13-year-old girls, Sofias 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 Sofias 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.
List(s) this item appears in: Hāwera Reading Vine | Hāwera Reading Vine - Reality Stories | Hāwera Reading Vine - New Zealand Fiction
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's fiction Hāwera LibraryPlus Children's Children's fiction SMIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available I2176483
Children's fiction Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Children's Children's fiction SMIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available I2176484
Children's fiction Manaia LibraryPlus Children's Children's fiction SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 23/04/2024 A00817122
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Like many 13-year-old girls, Sofias 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 Sofias 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.

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