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A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

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Main Author: de la Peña, Matt (Author)
Other Authors: Robinson, Christian (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2015]
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Buses > Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction.
City and town life > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN:9780399257742 (hardback)
0399257748 (hardback)
Author Notes:Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street . He is also the author of the award-winning picture books Carmela Full of Wishes , Love , and A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis , and seven critically acclaimed young adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the country. You can visit Matt at mattdelapena.com, or on Twitter and Instagram @mattdelapena.

Christian Robinson received a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street . He is the author and illustrator of the picture books Another and You Matter , and he has illustrated many more, including Carmela Full of Wishes , the Gaston and Friends series, School's First Day of School , and The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade . You can visit Christian at theartoffun.com, or follow him on Twitter @theartoffunnews and on Instagram @theartoffun.

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