Then you can see how the bus started to slow down once it got to the stop to pick them up “creaked”. Below, Pena uses personification to explain the buses robust appearance. Pena uses figurative language such as similes and personification to help the reader understand CJ’s point of view. On this bus ride, CJ meets more people that teach him to accept people for who they are. His nana retorts, “Some people watch the world with their ears” (pg. CJ is quick to ask his nana why he can not see. Some of the people CJ meets are a man that cannot see. She teaches him life long lessons that keep CJ humble. 7).ĬJ meets a plethora of different people on his bus ride.ĬJ notices the unique people on the bus and starts to ask his nana questions. CJ questions why they are riding a bus and why they do not have a car? His nana is quick to respond saying, “Boy what do we need a car for?” (pg.
Together Cj and his grandma are leaving church and walk to a bus stop. This book is a realistic fiction story about a boy named CJ and his trip with his nana. Genre: Picture Books and Realistic Fiction Book Summary Finalist of White Read-Aloud Book Award (2014).Matt currently lives in Brooklyn, New York where he teaches creative writing to high school and college leveled students. Matt received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University.
Pena attended University of Pacific where he got his undergraduate degree. Matt is a Mexican-American writer from San Diego, California.
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