Last Stop on Market Street

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
 2015
Pages 240 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,[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 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 a more mature CJ and Nana working at a soup kitchen.

Awards[6]

References

  1. ↑ "'Last Stop On Market Street' Wins Newbery Medal, 'Finding Winnie' Takes Caldecott". NPR.org. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Matt de la Peña Becomes First Latino Male Author to Win Prestigious Newbery Medal - Latino USA". Latino USA. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast". blaine.org. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Coretta Scott King Book Awards". Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Peña | PenguinRandomHouse.com". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
Awards
Preceded by
The Crossover		 Newbery Medal recipient
2016 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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