For a deeply moving read, look no further than this story of magical realism told through an Indigenous voice.

Potiki is a small community in Aotearoa New Zealand that has maintained its cultural ways with little influence from the outside world, despite other towns being torn apart by developers’ greed. Toko, a child who sees visions of the future, is one of three narrators and possibly the most compelling. Through him we feel the fear and heartache of this community’s uncertain future. Potiki is a classic, released in 1986, but it feels like it was written yesterday. The exquisite language is wrapped around our heart. CW: harm to children, racism, violence, death.