This John Newbery Medal winning book is about a second-grade boy, Billy Miller. The story begins at the end of his summer vacation when he falls and bumps his head while visiting the Jolly Green Giant Statue. While Billy's mom is worried that the new bump on his head will affect his upcoming school year, Billy overhears his father thinking that this year will be "the year of Billy Miller." From then on the story portrays Billy's twist and turns throughout his second-grade school year. He battles with a girl, Emma, and tries to prove himself to be a good, smart second-grader. Through his big art project and babysitting, Billy learns how to solve problems as well as loving his sister. The story ends with Billy having to memorize a poem about a person of his choice, and it truly ends up to be the year of Billy Miller because he proves to be a smart, kind boy. I thought students in second-grade would love this book because it is about a second-grader, and it is silly while at the same time teaches lessons.
The following is a link to other books by Kevin Henkes, information about the author, discussion questions for The Year of Billy Miller, and activity ideas for The Year of Billy Miller: http://www.kevinhenkes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Year%20of%20Billy%20Miller%20TG%20FINAL.pdf
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