Stroll through downtown Milan and read THE DAY YOU BEGIN by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Rafael López. 

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Pages of this book will be featured in windows of businesses throughout the downtown. 

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There are a lot of reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from. Maybe it's what you eat or something just as random. Whatever it is, it's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody knows you, but somehow you do it. 

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Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael López's dazzling art celebrate the bravery it takes to go forth even when you feel like an outsider. And they remind us that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our story, others will be happy to meet us halfway.

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THE DAY YOU BEGIN DOWNTOWN READ-A-ROUND JOURNEY

Start at location #1 and follow the numeric route to read the book from start to finish.

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1. Milan Main Street

2. Hungry Howie's

3. Hamden Law

4. State Farm Insurance

5. Jones Insurance

6. Ink & Dye

7. The Owl

8. Digital Brewery

9. Collins Center

10. Lavender Lane

11. Plum Tree Yarn Shop

12. Textiles Fabric Shop

13. Adventure, Ink

14. The Hair Lounge

15. Paper Moon

16. Milan Area Chamber