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Dawn raid

After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement.

Main Author:	Smith, Pauline Vaeluaga (Author)
Other Authors:	Hunkin, Mathew Tanielu (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Montclair, NJ : Levine Querido, 2021.
Subjects:	Polynesians > New Zealand > Social conditions > Juvenile fiction. Polynesians > Civil rights > New Zealand > Juvenile fiction. Emigration and immigration > Juvenile fiction. Protest movements > Juvenile fiction. Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction. Nineteen seventies > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Polynesians > New Zealand > Juvenile fiction. Family life > Juvenile fiction. New Zealand > Race relations > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. New Zealand > Juvenile fiction. Historical fiction > Juvenile. Diary fiction > Juvenile.

Summary:	After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement.
Item Description:	"Originally published in New Zealand by Scholastic New Zealand"--Title page verso. "This is an Arthur A. Levine book."--Title page verso.
Physical Description:	217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-213).
ISBN:	9781646140411 1646140419
Author Notes:	Dawn Raid is the first book by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith, for which she received Best New Author at the New Zealand Book Awards and a NZ Storylines Notable Book Award. Pauline's heritage is Samoan, Tuvaluan, Scottish and Irish. Her work is heavily influenced by her experiences growing up in the 1970s, her roles as a teacher and university educator, her passion for civil rights and justice, and her deep interest in uplifting NZ Maori culture. She lives in a small seaside town at the bottom of the South Island of Aotearoa-New Zealand. Mat Hunkin is an illustrator and comics artist from New Zealand. His day job is in the film industry.

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