Olive's Ocean, Bird Lake Moon, Protecting Marie or Words of Stone but Henkes' weaker book is still better than most author's best. In spite of its Newbery honor award, I don't think it's quite up to par with some of Henkes books for slightly older children. It is a quiet story about common, ordinary people. But hey, Sals passion lets us know just how much she wants to be included in every activity. Shes even got the gusto to try reading a hefty book like Pride and Prejudice, even if she can only recognize two teeny tiny words. Henkes manages to make the everyday events of life deeply meaningful, and he has an astonishing ability to convey the thoughts and feelings of children. (1.4.19-21) Oh yeah, Sal wants to grow up just as fast as she can. Use as an entire unit, or choose pages individually to meet students' needs. the characters are all pretty average people, and there are no extraordinary events in the book. The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes: Novel Study Created by Teach with Tracy Teachers can utilize this no-prep novel study on The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes to target many specific reading skills/strategies. But as I am an adult who just likes books for intermediate and teen readers, it didn't bother me.There is much in common with Henkes' books for middle grade readers here. You won't find many books quite like this one, because few second graders read well enough to tackle this book, and 4th or 5th graders, whose reading level it's closer to, don't generally want to read about younger children.

The stories take place as Billy tries to navigate his 2nd grade year at school. The Year of Billy Miller is told in four segments, each largely an independent story, focusing on Billy's relationships with his 1) Teacher 2) Father 3) 3-year old sister and 4) Mother.

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