Book originally published: New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2018]

Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider

The VOX audio reader is permanently attached inside the front cover. The VOX Reader is preloaded with a profressional audio narration of the text of the book, enabling children to read and listen to the book simultaneously

There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are lots 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. 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. -- From dust jacket

VOX audio playback device includes headphone jack, external speaker, play/pause button, volume controls, page-turning controls, rechargeable battery, low battery indicator, and removable AC adapter

Narrator, Jacqueline Woodson

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ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019

BCCB Blue Ribbons: Picture Books, 2018

Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title, 2019

Chicago Public Library Best Picture Books, 2018

CSMCL Best Books, 2018

Monarch Award Master List, 2020

NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children Recommended Book, 2019

Publisher's Weekly Best Picture Books, 2018

School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018

Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2019