Dawn Raid

By: Pauline Vaeluaga Smith

Narrated by: Tameka Sowman Vahatau

Sofia is like most 12-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 that encourages 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.

©2021 Pauline Vaeluaga Smith (P)2021 Dreamscape Media, LLC

LOVED THE BOOK AND THE REALISTIC PART

I learned a lot while reading this book.More about how Pacific Islanders were living in New Zealand. I love how much effort was put in this book, mega credit to the team who put this book together<333. The narrator was absolutely amazing, and I could hear the acting as if the main character was speaking to me.