Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña Christian Robinson First published 2015

About this book

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beautyand funin their routine and the world around them. This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share.

Subjects

  • abuelas
  • actitud ante la vida
  • african americans
  • african americans, fiction
  • afroamericanos
  • age:max:6
  • age:min:2
  • attitudes
  • autobuses
  • award:caldecott_award
  • award:newbery_award
  • buses
  • buses, fiction
  • children
  • children's fiction
  • cities and towns, fiction
  • city and town life
  • collectionid:caldecotthonor10
  • ficción juvenil
  • fiction
  • grandmothers
  • grandparents, fiction
  • gratitud
  • gratitude
  • juvenile fiction
  • lexile:610
  • lexile_code:ad
  • lexile_range:601-700
  • materiales en español
  • materialism
  • materialismo
  • newbery medal
  • new york times bestseller
  • niños
  • nyt:picture-books=2015-03-01
  • picture book
  • soup kitchens
  • spanish language materials
  • street life
  • voluntarism