Last Stop on Market Street
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| Author | Matt de la Peña |
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| Illustrator | Christian Robinson |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 32 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 CJ and Nana working at a soup kitchen.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews called Last Stop on Market Street "a textual and artistic tour de force."[6] Writing for The New York Times Book Review, Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park wrote that, in addition to the revelation that CJ and Nana are on their way to a soup kitchen, "it's also the warmth of their intergenerational relationship that will make this book so satisfying, for both young readers and the adults sharing it with them."[7] Thom Barthelmess wrote in Booklist that "The celebratory warmth is irresistible, offering a picture of community that resonates with harmony and diversity."[8] Nell Beram wrote in The Horn Book Magazine, "This quietly remarkable book will likely inspire questions of a sort less practical-minded than CJ's; it will also have some adult readers reaching for a tissue."[9] Writing for School Library Journal, Joy Fleishhacker said, "Poetic narration, radiant geometric-shaped artwork, and an authentic and enrichingly eye-opening representation of a diverse urban setting combine with out-and-out child appeal to make this tale a standout."[10]
Awards[11]
- Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal
- A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book
- A 2016 Coretta Scott King Honor Book for the illustrator
- A 2016 Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book [12]
- A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2015
- A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of 2015
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.
- ^ "LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson". Kirkus Reviews. October 22, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Park, Linda Sue (January 16, 2015). "Jane Bahk's 'Juna's Jar,' and More". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Barthelmess, Thom (February 1, 2015). "Last Stop on Market Street, by Matt de la Pena". Booklist. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Beram, Nell (March 9, 2015). "Review of Last Stop on Market Street". The Horn Book Magazine. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Fleishhacker, Joy (November 30, 2015). "All Around the Town - Great Books About Buses". School Library Journal. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Peña | PenguinRandomHouse.com". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- ^ "Charlotte Zolotow Award Books". Cooperative Children's Book Center. University of Wisconsin - Madison. Retrieved 26 September 2018.