This is a perfect short novel for the early elementary grades. The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a mix of anxiety and excitement. In the first section, Billy begins the school year and wants to impress his new teacher. The story is divided into four sections - 'Teacher,' 'Father,' 'Sister,' 'Mother' - each of which focuses on Billy's relationship with a specific character.

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. The title THE YEAR OF BILLY MILLER refers to the second-grade year of the main character. 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.

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. forgoing the overdramatic or zany, it shows the substance, warmth and adaptability of beautifully common family love. 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: Henkess delightful story is restrained and vivid. A 2014 Newbery Honor BookA New York Times BestsellerAwardwinning, 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