The Day You Begin Cover:Hardcover Odom put in years of

Odom put in years of hard work as a singer and an actor

and his moms—and the safety of home—behind

• 2019 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year long-listed

and reveal her true destiny

The Day You Begin Cover:Hardcover Odom put in years ofA #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices! National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two time Pura Belpr Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lpez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone. There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are