Last Stop on Market Street (2015)

by Matt de la Peña

Other authors: Christian Robinson (Illustrator)

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A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

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Independent Reading Level- 3rd-4th Grade
Awards: 2016 Newbery Medal Winner, 2016 Caldecott Honor Book

Timerra | Apr 30, 2023 |

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Picture books for children
Storytime standouts
Storyline
Own voices
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Upbeat
Illustration
Colorful
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African Americans
Boys
Buses
City life
Grandmother and grandchild
Grandmother and grandson
Grandmothers
Soup kitchens

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This book would be good for the primary level. It would be good to start conversations about kindness and serving others. The book is about a boy and his grandma that go to serve at a soup kitchen after church. We also see how the boy finds a lot of beauty around him when others may not. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Matt de la Peña	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Robinson, Christian	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Last Stop on Market Street

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2015

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Newbery Medal (2016)

Caldecott Honor (2016)

Coretta Scott King Honor (Illustrator, 2016)

E. B. White Read Aloud Award (Picture Book, Honor, 2015)

New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing (2015)

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For Luna and her two grandmas, Roni and Grace -- M. de la P.

For Nana --C.R.

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CJ pushed through the church doors, skipped down the steps.

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Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today CJ has a lot of questions. Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty - and fun - in their routine and the world around them. This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the ways that we're all different and we're equal.

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