Last Stop On Market Street

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Title: Last Stop On Market Street 
Genre: Coretta Scott 
Author: Matt De La Pena 
Major Awards: Coretta Scott King Award, Caldecott Honor, Newbery Medal 
Age group: 4 - 11 Years old 

Summary: 
CJ, a young boy always rides the bus home on Sundays after church with his grandma. One day CJ asks
why they don't have a car like his friends? Why he doesn't have an ipod like some of the other kids on the
bus? And so many more questions. After each question his grandma replies with an answer that glorifies
their way of life and why they do things the way they do. At the end of the book CJ sees familiar faces
and beautiful sights which makes him happy. 
I would love to use this book in my classroom! It has a great message that everyone comes from different
backgrounds and has different lives that are all unique. It also expresses that even if you don't have the
nicest things or what everyone else has everyone is special in their own way. I feel like my students would
really enjoy this book and some may even relate to it. 
I feel as if this book would be perfect for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It has a great message
that everyone is unique and lives different lives which I feel is great for students to hear in school. Also, it
was easy vocabulary and easy to read sentences for younger children. In addition, the pictures are awesome
and award winning which I feel my students would really enjoy. 

If I were to use this book in my classroom I would first start by reading the book out loud to my class. Then,
I would discuss these cultural differences as a class and have them discuss why so many things are
different between people in life. Next, I would have my students draw themselves and write about their
lives. 

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