Description
Product ID: | 9780063042803 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Billy Miller Makes a Wish |
Authors: | Author: Kevin Henkes, Kevin Henkes |
Page Count: | 192 |
Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's / Teenage) |
Description: | This stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes’s award-winning, acclaimed, and bestselling The Year of Billy Miller, Billy Miller Makes a Wish is a laugh-out-loud funny and accessible story about summer, family, and wishes that (almost) come true. “Full of heart and depth.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Henkes is a master of characterization. —The Horn Book (starred review) “A first-rate choice for reading aloud.”—Booklist (starred review) Billy Miller is back! This stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes’s award-winning, acclaimed, and bestselling The Year of Billy Miller, Billy Miller Makes a Wish is a laugh-out-loud funny and accessible story about summer, family, and wishes that (almost) come true. Billy Miller Makes a Wish is illustrated in black-and-white throughout by the author, and is perfect for fans of the Ramona books and the Clementine series. On his birthday, Billy Miller wishes for something exciting to happen. But he immediately regrets his wish when an ambulance rushes to his neighbor’s house. Is Billy responsible? Award-winning author Kevin Henkes delivers a short, funny, and emotionally complex novel complete with misplaced love letters, surprising critters, art projects, misguided tattoos—and another surprise for Billy and his family, maybe the best one yet! Illustrated throughout with black-and-white art by the author, this is a perfect novel for the early elementary grades and an essential choice for summer reading. A stand-alone companion to The Year of Billy Miller, a Newbery Honor Book. |
Imprint Name: | Greenwillow Books |
Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-05-26 |