"Jennifer Marumo has based Sumi's Story on the experiences of her mother-In-law, Eiko, who worked in Gibson's Landing when she was a young girl. Readers will truly feel the injustice of Sumi's situation and her shock at the way she is treated by some of the white people in the town. Maruno is especially successful at evoking the tightly-knit Japanese-Canadian community and the manner in which community members support each other. She conveys the political and historical in such a personal way that she is sure to open both hearts and minds to a part of Canadian history that should not be forgotten." -- CCBC Children's Book News "Infused with cultural details, as of bento boxes and flower arranging, The Go-Between is an illuminating, based-in-truth historical novel in which a girl learns to stand up for herself against anti-Japanese sentiments." -- Foreword Reviews " The Go-Between is a powerful novel that conveys the societal atmosphere of the 1920s in British Columbia and people's attitudes towards the Japanese immigrants and their descendants. Highly Recommended." -- CM Magazine.