Dawn Raid (My New Zealand Story)

Author(s): Pauline Smith

Junior Fiction | NZ Children's Fiction

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 starts talking about protests and overstayers, and how Pacific Islanders are being bullied by the police, 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 NZ to stand up for their rights.


Product Information

Winner of the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards - Best First Book Award, and finalist in Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction 

General Fields

  • : 9781775434757
  • : Scholastic New Zealand Ltd
  • : Scholastic New Zealand Ltd
  • : March 2018
  • : 198mm X 128mm
  • : March 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Pauline Smith
  • : Paperback