| Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged! Contributor(s): Warner, Jody Nyasha (Author), Rudnicki, Richard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0888997795 ISBN-13: 9780888997791 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.3" W x 10.1" (0.80 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1940's - Geographic Orientation - Nova Scotia - Topical - Black History |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 140917 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1946, Viola Desmond bought a movie ticket at the Roseland Theatre in Nova Scotia. After settling into a main floor seat, an usher came by and told her to move, because her ticket was only good for the balcony. She offered to pay the difference in price but was refused: You people have to sit in the upstairs section. Viola refused to move. She was hauled off to jail, but her actions gave strength and inspiration to Canada s black community. Vibrant illustrations and oral-style prose tell Viola s story with sympathy and historical accuracy." |