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Coretta Scott King Book (2016)

John Newberry Medal (2016)

Caldecott Honor Book (2016)

#1 New York Times Bestseller!

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A young boy and his grandmother have an inseparable bond, as they spend each week at church together. Every Sunday, after CJ and his nana get out of church, they ride the bus over to the soup kitchen. This particular Sunday, CJ is full of questions for his nana. He wonders why they have to ride the bus instead of a car, why he doesn't have an iPod like his friend Colby and why they always have to get off in the dirty part of the town. It never fails, his nana will always reply with a positive and encouraging answer. Ultimately, it is CJ's encounter with a blind man and a guitarist that put everything into perspective.

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You don't need a ton of money to be happy.

Everything that CJ wanted costed money. His nana reminded him of the beautiful things in life that don't cost anything except using your imagination.

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It is important to help those that may be less fortunate.

In this story, CJ and his nana would volunteer their time to help out in a food kitchen.

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Synthesizing:

Students can write about a special person in their life that makes them want to be a better person.

Why does that person make you want to be better?

Students can use their own schema to write about a time when they wanted something that they couldn't have.

Why couldn't you have this specific item, experience etc.?

What did you have/do instead?

How can you be more like Nana, and have a more positive mindset/attitude in this situation?

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Nana (CJ's grandmother):

Positive- Nana is always looking on the bright-side of life. Even though she doesn't have a lot of money, she makes the most of what she does have.  For example she says to CJ after he asks why they don't have a car, "boy what do we need a car for we've got a bus that breathes fire!"

Faithful- Every Sunday, nana  goes to church and brings her grandson CJ with her.

Caring- Nana goes with CJ to help out at a soup kitchen. She does in hopes of teaching CJ how to be a good person. She also made sure that CJ greeted everyone on the bus.

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Last Stop on Market Street

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Appreciate even the smallest of things that make life so special.

Nana would always look on the bright-side of everything, making something that was less so much more. When CJ complained about not having an iPod, his nana's response was "what for, you got the real life thing sitting across from you."  There was a man sitting across from them with a guitar.

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CJ:

Curious- CJ is constantly asking his nana questions regarding why they don't have what he see his friends have. For example, CJ says to his grandmother, "Nana how come we don't got a car?"

Jealous- In the beginning of the story, CJ expressed jealousy towards other people who have more than him.

Imaginative- CJ lets his imagination wander after the blind man tells him to close his eyes. For example,  the blind man to CJ to close his eyes to feel the magic of music. CJ started to imagine sunsets and waves as he became lost in the sound of the music.

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Matt De La Pena

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Visualizing:

There are many moments in this story where the author creates a visual for the reader.

To create a better understanding of some of the moments that take place within the story, the teacher can have students choose a moment from the beginning, middle, and the end of the story and describe what is happening using visuals that the author created throughout the text.