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The Year of Billy Miller
by Kevin Henkes
Ages: 6+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Greenwillow/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-226812-9
Keywords: School Stories, Siblings
As Billy enters second grade, he fears he might have trouble keeping up, but the school year holds surprises, fun, and valuable life lessons for him. Sprinkled with black-and-white spot illustrations.