Every Dominicus later on church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across boondocks. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod similar the boys on the passenger vehicle? 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 run into the beauty—and fun—in their routine and the globe around them.This energetic ride through a bustling metropolis highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share, and comes to life through Matt de la Pena's vibrant text and Christian Robinson's radiant illustrations.

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**Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal

**A 2016 Caldecott Accolade Book

**A 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Laurels Book

**A #one New York Times Bestseller

ANew York TimesBook Review Notable Children'southward Book of 2015
An NPR Best Book of 2015
AKirkus ReviewsAll-time Book of 2015
AWall Street Journal All-time Volume of 2015
A 2015Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
AHorn Book Best Book of 2015
BookPage'due south "2015's Kickoff Must-Read Picture Volume"
The Huffington Post Best Overall Picture Book of 2015
ABoston Globe Best Volume of 2015
A Chicago Public Library All-time Book of 2015
Chosen for the New York Public Library's 100 Books for Reading & Sharing List
AMiami Herald All-time Children's Volume of 2015
ARaleigh News & Observer Best Children's Book of 2015
AnAtlanta Parent Best Book of 2015
ASan Francisco Relate Holiday Souvenir Guide Pick
A Heart for the Report of Multicultural Children's Literature "Best Multicultural Books of 2015" Pick
A ScholasticInstructor fifty Best Summer Book
Chosen for the ALSC 2015 Summer Reading List
AHorn Book Summertime 2015 Reading List Selection
Chosen forSchoolhouse Library Journal'south 2015 Top 10 Latin Books List
AKansas City Star Thanksgiving 2015 Roundup Pick
A Winter 2014-2015 Kids' Indie Next Pick
2015 East.B. White Read Aloud Accolade Finalist
Nominated for the 2016 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
Nominated for the 2016 Kentucky Bluegrass Honour
Four Starred Reviews!

Best of Lists Include:

 – New York Times Notable Children's Volume of 2015

– Wall Street Journal Best Children'southward Books of 2015

– NPR All-time Books of 2015

– Boston Globe Best of 2015

– A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year

– A Winter 2014-2015 Kids' Indie Side by side Pick

– Finalist for the Due east.B. White Read Aloud Honor

– BookPage Best Picture Books of 2015

– Horn Book Best Volume of 2015

– Atlanta Parent Best Books of 2015

– Raleigh News & Observer Best Children's Books of 2015

– Miami Herald Best Children's Books of 2015

– 2015 Horn Book Summertime Reading List

– Scholastic Teacher "50 Best Summer Books"

– School Library Journal'south Top x Latin Books listing

– Center for the Study of Multicultural Children'southward Lit "Best Multicultural Books of 2015"

– CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY'South BEST OF THE All-time BOOKS 2015

– NYPL'S 100 BOOKS FOR READING & SHARING

Reviews:

 "This commemoration of cross-generational bonding is a textual and artistic tour de force."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Like all the same waters, de la Peña and Robinson's story runs deep. It finds beauty in unexpected places, explores the deviation between what's fleeting and what lasts, acknowledges inequality, and testifies to the beloved shared by an African-American boy and his grandmother."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"With the precision of a poet, Matt de la Peña chronicles a male child's heartwarming Sunday morning routine with his nana. Christian Robinson'southward uplifting palette and culturally diverse cast brightens the rainy-day backdrop.–Shelf Sensation (starred review)

"That material poverty need not hateful spiritual or imaginative poverty becomes beautifully clear in the quietly moving in the pages of Last Finish on Marketplace Street."–The Wall Street Journal

"Robinson's elementary shapes, vivid palette and flat perspective confute a sophisticated employ of acrylic and collage. His cityscape is diverse and friendly, without neglecting the grittiness: litter, graffiti, security grilles and a soup kitchen—CJ and Nana's destination. With this last detail, Last Stop on Market Street provides a gentle twist, letting readers in on the secret Nana and CJ have known all along: They're on the mode to help others who have fifty-fifty less. Simply information technology'south also the warmth of their intergenerational relationship that volition make this book so satisfying, for both immature readers and the adults sharing it with them."–New York Times

"The urban setting is truly cogitating, showing people with different pare colors, torso types, abilities, ages, and classes in a natural and authentic manner… A lovely championship."—School Library Journal

"A celebration of the joys of service, the gift of grandmothers and the tenderness a metropolis tin incorporate."–Newsday

""[The] artwork is reminiscent of the bully Ezra Jack Keats. The book is a good reminder that oftentimes the journey is just as important equally the destination."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"An infrequent book on kindness and the diversity of life, 'Terminal Finish on Market Street' is start-rate."—Philadelphia Eagle