The Year Of Billy Miller

A 2014 Newbery Honor Book A New York Times Bestseller Awardwinning, nationally bestselling author Kevin Henkes introduces secondgrader Billy Miller in this fastpaced and funny story about friendship, sibling rivalry, and elementary school. The Year of Billy Miller includes blackandwhite art by Kevin Henkes and is perfect for fans of the Ramona books; Frindle, by Andrew Clements; and the Clementine series. The New York Times declared Henkes s delightful story is restrained and vivid . . . forgoing the overdramatic or zany, it shows the substance, warmth and adaptability of beautifully common family love. When Billy Miller has a mishap at the statue of the Jolly Green Giant at the end of summer vacation, he ends up with a big lump on his head. What a way to start second grade, with a lump on your head As the year goes by, though, Billy figures out how to navigate elementary school, how to appreciate his little sister, and how to be a more grown up and responsible member of the family and a help to his busy working mom and stayathome dad. Newbery Honor author and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes delivers a short, satisfying, laughoutloudfunny school and family story that features a diorama homework assignment, a school poetry slam, cancelled sleepovers, and epic sibling temper tantrums. This is a perfect short novel for the early elementary grades.