The Year of Billy Miller: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Miller Family Story) - Hardcover

Henkes, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062268120 ISBN 13: 9780062268129

Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2013

Synopsis

A 2014 Newbery Honor BookA New York Times BestsellerAward-winning, nationally bestselling author Kevin Henkes introduces second-grader Billy Miller in this fast-paced and funny story about friendship, sibling rivalry, and elementary school. The Year of Billy Miller includes black-and-white 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 stay-at-home dad. Newbery Honor author and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes delivers a short, satisfying, laugh-out-loud-funny 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.

About this title

Product Description:

Language:Chinese.HardCover. Pub Date: 2013-9-1 Pages: 229 Publisher: HarperCollins Award-winning. bestselling author illustrator Henkes (Kittens First Moon) introduces second-grader Billy Miller in this fast-paced and funny story about friendship. siblings. and the perils of elementary school. Illustrations.

Review:

"A story with a lot of heart."--Booklist

"Smartly attuned to emerging readers, and its warmth, relatable situations, and sympathetic hero give it broad appeal."--Publishers Weekly

"Thoughtful kids able to tackle a book of this length will enjoy reading this on their own, but it would also make a fine choice for reading aloud in the classroom or home."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Henkes's delightful story is restrained and vivid in in just this way: forgoing the overdramatic or zany, it shows the substance, warmth and adaptability of beautifully common family love."--New York Times

"Billy Miller's second-grade year is quietly spectacular in a wonderfully ordinary way. . . . Henkes offers . . . a sense that experiences don't have to be extraordinary to be important and dramatic. . . . Sweetly low-key and totally accessible."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A vivid yet secure portrait of a boy coming into his confidence . . . [with] a comfortable rhythm perfectly suited to young readers. . . . Nuanced and human."--Horn Book (starred review)

"Funny and often poignant . . . Billy himself might have been daunted by a book with more than 200 pages, but eager young readers will find this a great first chapter book to share or read solo."--School Library Journal (starred review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062268120
• ISBN 13: 9780062268129
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240
• Illustrator: Henkes Kevin