Last Stop On Market Street
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 ...