Billy inspires Papa to begin a new form of art, which proves to be his breakthrough. By the end of the novel, Billy has become more appreciative of his sister, even giving her his approval by writing that she is “okay”. Yet, through it all, Billy manages to grow and learn from those around him, and to influence them as well. At one point, Papa and Billy must salvage Billy’s bat cave diorama after Sal unthinkingly adds glitter to it. Billy plans to stay up all night at one point, but fails to do so, and only scares himself after letting his imagination run wild. Silver that he is a nice boy, for he worries that she thinks he is mean, and must write a poem about, and in dedication to, his mother, at the end of the school year. Billy must contend with a bossy girl at school, Emma Sparks, and must handle his annoying sister, Sal, at home. The Year of Biller Miller turns out to be exceptional for being relatively unexceptional, though deeply touching.

Silver, in which she mentions the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, Papa explains that this year will actually be the Year of Billy Miller. Billy’s father, Papa, tells Billy that he will be fine, and drawing on a summer letter from the woman who will become Billy’s second grade teacher, Mrs. When the novel begins, Billy is worried that he will not be smart enough for second grade, because at the end of the summer, on a road trip, he fell from an observation platform and hit his head, leaving a large lump, which ultimately goes away. “The Year of Billy Miller” is a children’s novel by Kevin Henkes which follows the life of 7-year-old Billy Miller through his second-grade year at Georgia O’Keefe Elementary School in Constant, Wisconsin.

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