Last Stop on Market Street facts for kids
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| Author | Matt de la Peña |
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| Illustrator | Christian Robinson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
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Publication date
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2015 |
| Pages | 32 pp |
Last Stop on Market Street is a 2015 children's book written by American author Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Christian Robinson, which won the 2016 Newbery Medal, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, and a Caldecott Honor. The book follows a young boy named CJ as he learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things during a bus ride.
Plot
A young African-American boy named CJ exits a church, accompanied by his grandmother (nicknamed Nana), during a rainstorm. As they walk to a bus stop, CJ asks Nana why they have to walk in the rain, and Nana replies that trees, too, need water. When they arrive at the bus stop, CJ witnesses his friend, Colby, riding home in a car with his father and asks his Nana why they do not have a car. Later, the bus pulls up outside of them and CJ, along with his Nana, walks up to the front seat. After encountering a blind man and witnessing two boys with iPods a man plays a song on his guitar, causing CJ to finally feel true beauty. The book ends with CJ and Nana working at a soup kitchen.
Awards
- Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal
- A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book
- A 2016 Coretta Scott King Honor Book for the illustrator
- A 2016 Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book
- A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2015
- A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of 2015
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| Preceded by The Crossover |
Newbery Medal recipient 2016 |
Succeeded by The Girl Who Drank the Moon |
