Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
653
Points per Word
0.000766
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Years before Rosa Parks's act of civil disobedience, Viola Desmond refused to give up her seat in a movie theater in Nova Scotia. Dragged out of the theater, sent to jail, and charged a fine, Viola returned home and tried to appeal her case.