The Day You Begin Hardcover Book
Leisure reading books
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- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
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- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
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- Official general rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a poignant yet heartening book about finding courage to connect even when you feel scared and alone<br ><br >There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you There are many reasons to feel different Maybe its how you look or talk or where youre from maybe its what you eat or something just as random Its not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet but somehow you do it <br ><br >Jacqueline Woodsons lyrical text and Rafael Lopezs dazzling art reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes and how brave it is that we go forth anyway And that sometimes when we reach out and begin to share our stories others will be happy to meet us halfway Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018 2019 National Ambassador for Young People s Literature
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- FES-UA_ReallyGoodStuff
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- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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