Last Stop on Market Street
| Author | Matt de la Peña |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Christian Robinson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Pages | 240 pp |
Last Stop on Market Street is a 2015 children's book by American author Matt de la Peña and the winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal,[1][2][3] a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor,[4] and a Caldecott Honor.[5] 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 as the bus stop, Cj witnesses his friend, Colby, riding home in a car with his father and asks his Nana why they don't 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 a more mature CJ and Nana working at a soup kitchen.
References
- ↑ "'Last Stop On Market Street' Wins Newbery Medal, 'Finding Winnie' Takes Caldecott". NPR.org. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Matt de la Peña Becomes First Latino Male Author to Win Prestigious Newbery Medal - Latino USA". Latino USA. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast". blaine.org. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "The Coretta Scott King Book Awards". Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". Retrieved 28 April 2016.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by The Crossover |
Newbery Medal recipient 2016 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |