Junior/Intermediate (Age 9-12; Gr. 4-7) Canadian "One day in 1946, hair salon owner Viola Desmond's car broke down in... New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. To pass the time while it was being fixed, she went to the movies... to be told she had to move... to the balcony... she, a black woman, could not sit among the white patrons. Desmond refused to move... Her story and ensuing legal battle... inspired the province's black community, and became the catalyst for protests that eventually resulted in... segregation becoming illegal... (Book) is a wonderful marriage of text and image. Warner uses a warm oral storytelling voice... bright illustrations capture the changing emotions on Viola's face while supplying details of architecture and fashion that bring the period vividly to life. Although we might wish to hear more of Viola's own voice, her bravery... is skilfully depicted... an afterword provides more details about African-Canadian history." - Quill & Quire, Oct/10.

Also available in French under the title: La détermination de Viola Desmond.