Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Dawn Raid
Pauline Vaeluaga Smith
Illustrator: Mat Hunkin
Ages: 12+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Levine Querido
ISBN: 978-1-64614-041-1
Keywords: Polynesians. Pacific Islanders, New Zealand, civil rights, immigration, protest movements, racism
Biracial Sofia's diary entries and pencil sketches chronicle her struggles at school and her growing awareness of unjust treatment of Pacific Islanders in 1976 New Zealand. Black-and-white illustrations.