42 // Last Stop on Market Street / Matt De La Pena, Ill. Christian Robinson

Last Stop on Market Stree / Matt De La Pena, Ill. Christian Robinson

• G.P. Putnam's Sons

• 2015

• Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don’t own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? 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.

• C.J.'s questions feel very real and authentic to a child voice. I loved the endpapers featuring all the beatiful things that that grandmother points out along the way.