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• Mophead

  How Your Difference Makes a Difference

  Marsh, Selina Tusitala

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  An enchanting graphic memoir from New Zealand’s poet laureate, Selina Tusitala Marsh. At age 10, the kids at school teased Selina for her wild, frizzy hair. She does everything to tame her hair and avoid being called ‘mophead’, until one day when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dawn Raid

  Smith, Pauline

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  13-year old Sofia’s voice sings out strongly in this award winning story about the Pacific Islander community in 1970s New Zealand. Told as a series of heartfelt diary entries, Sofia tells of her worries about giving a speech at school, saving up to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Covenant Keeper

  Young, Lani Wendt

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  An urban fantasy and romance series set in Samoa, blending culture and mythology with action and intrigue. When Leila returns to Samoa, she's just looking for a sense of belonging. She begins to find it in Daniel but can their growing relationship…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ocean's Kiss

  Young, Lani Wendt

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  This supernatural romance is inspired by the myths of Oceania, draws on Samoan culture, and explores the threat that climate change poses for the Pacific. He’s a marine biologist, she’s a warrior guardian of Oceania – will their shared love of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leaving One-Foot Island

  Lay, Graeme, 1944-

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  In order to make a better life for herself, Tuaine has to leave her village in the Cook Islands and travel to Auckland to go to school. Her life is about to change forever, as life in New Zealand is nothing like her old life in Aitutaki. This moving…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Breaking Connections

  Wendt, Albert, 1939-

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  Fierce loyalty and the common theme of rising from poverty unites a group of people in Auckland, mostly Polynesians who have become successful professionals. But a tragedy is about to force them to confront the most danger they have ever faced. …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Adventures of Vela

  Wendt, Albert, 1939-

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  An extraordinary story told in verse, inspired heavily by Pacific oral traditions and culture. In this epic, you’ll encounter the stories and adventures of the immortal Vela – song-maker, chronicler, and lover. We follow him down through the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mango's Kiss

  a Novel

  Wendt, Albert, 1939-

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  Love is never simple, and this novel details the struggles and passions of Pele and her family, who must adapt to the growing world that stretches out from village life in Samoa to the cities of Europe, America and New Zealand. The story encompasses…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maiden Fiji

  Peckham-Togiatama, Samantha Gale

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  Winner of the USP Press Award for fiction, ‘Maiden Fiji’ is a historical novel, drama and family saga reaching from the 19th Century to today. Ginger, whose family owns a plantation in Fiji, is beginning to question her own identity against that of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• They Who Do Not Grieve

  Figiel, Sia, 1967-

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  Sia Figiel’s powerful, poetic skills weave together the voices of three generations of women from two families in Samoa and New Zealand. Their fates indelibly joined by betrayal and an unfinished tattoo, Lalolagi and Tausi pass along to their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scar of the Bamboo Leaf

  a Novel

  M., Sieni A.

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  A thought-provoking story that immerses the reader in 21st-century Samoa and the country’s customs and traditions. Walking with a pronounced limp all her life has never stopped fifteen-year-old Kiva Mau from doing what she loves, finding serenity in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Niu Voices

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  A collection of poetry, short stories and extracts from novels by a selection of Pacific authors. Full of Pacific influences, creativity, strength, culture and customers, this collection draws together voices from all over the Pacific, telling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Heritage, the Ocean

  the Samoa Observer Tusitala Short Stories

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  This collection of short stories brings together the extraordinary entries from the Tusitala Short Story Competition. Authentic and diverse, these stories come from Samoa, the Cook Island, Fiji, American Samoa, Niue, New Zealand and Australia. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Marks on the White Page

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  An Oceanic collection featuring Māori and Pacific writers from all over the world, as well as one guest Aboriginal Australian writer. Contributors to the talanoa (conversation) include well-known names such as Patricia Grace and Albert Wendt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• But I Would Still Find Home

  Pasifika Identity by Students of Wellington East Girls' College

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  Students at Wellington East Girls’ College couldn’t find enough stories that reflected their lives – so they made their own book. This collection of stories, poetry, and artwork is a reflection of the experiences of young Pacific Islanders, all…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best of Albert Wendt's Short Stories

  Wendt, Albert, 1939-

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  This collection brings together classic stories published by Albert Wendt, one of Oceania’s greatest writers. Internationally recognised and honoured, his stories move across genres and address aspects of Samoan life, rewrite old myths in the face…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Afakasi Woman

  Young, Lani Wendt

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  A collection of short stories from 2019 Pacific Laureate Lani Wendt Young. Her stories are rich with emotion and capture the experiences and power of women of the Pacific. With skilful ease she shifts from gut-wrenching stories that brings light to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fast Talking PI

  Marsh, Selina Tusitala

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  A collection of poems containing stories of Samoan life, family, community, ancestry, and history. Selina Tusitala Marsh’s poetry is sensuous and strong, using lush imagery, clear rhythms and repetitions to power it forward. This book comes with a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

  Avia, Tusiata, 1966-

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  Tusiata Avia’s debut poetry collection has become iconic in New Zealand poetry and theatre. Both raw and confrontational and entertaining and funny, Avia’s poetry explores her connections to two cultures – New Zealand and Samoa – and the sometimes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick

  Meredith, Courtney Sina, 1986-

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  This debut poetry collection is from Courtney Sina Meredith, a New Zealand-born woman of Samoan heritage. Her poetry explores the challenges of maintaining a connection to the culture of the Islands, which can be both a source of support and…Read moreRead more of this annotation