Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña
Gratitude with a side of grit.
For you if
you want your kid to find beauty in the parts of the world that the world has given up on
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A quiet, luminous ride through an ordinary city becomes a lesson in seeing the world’s beauty where others see none. Through a child’s eyes — and a wise grandmother’s love — Last Stop on Market Street reminds us that wealth isn’t what you own, it’s how you notice. A sermon in sneakers.
Part of a Reading Journey
Same pattern, different era
Different time, different place. The same thing keeps happening.
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Same idea, written for a grown-up. Good for the adult in the room, too.
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✦ READ – REFLECT → RESIST
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✦ READ – REFLECT → RESIST
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✦ READ – REFLECT → RESIST
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