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Conflicts arise throughout their family as the burden becomes to much to bear and secrets are becoming harder to keep. As an adult, I think I want to reread it so I can appreciate the simple adventure, because upon this (first ever) read I was wrapped up in Damian and in his r'ship with his father and brother and couldn't quite fully just enjoy the book, as it was so poignant. Frank's first book, Millions, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2004 and has been shortlisted for a number of awards, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2004. The next day they try and find where the saints and the poor live, but before they can get to the house where the saints live they see a saint walking past them so they gave him some money from the bag. This was a really cute story about growing up, and learning about how great (and burdensome) money can be.

Even with all the fun and twists that transpire as one grand scheme leads to the next, Boyce also conveys the message that, indeed, money can be a burden. It is an adaptation of his screenplay for the film Millions, although it was released six months before the film (September). Rather, I wanted the author to take any sort of stand instead of leaving the issues of responsibility, charity, and honesty so murky. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated!The book is about how money doesn’t measure happiness, wealth or a good life, wealth is measured by your relationships with friends and family and the bonds you make throughout life. I liked the theme of the story and I thought it told a very important lesson that everyone should learn, however I was indifferent about the book as a whole.

This book will find appeal and bring about discussion on many topics, particularly the correct way to deal with money. Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. The conflict in the book is for Damian and Anthony to find a way to get rid of the money in seventeen days because it is in the old form of money and the money system is changing to a new one( Euros). Then there are problems other than the money, like Dorothy, whom the boys are convinced aims to replace their mother, whose death aches still.I probably wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone because I think that it’s just very boring and that there’s no real climax in the entire story.

Other than that I think Millions was well written, and the characters were portrayed in different interesting lights.Millions focuses on what Damien and and his brother choose to do with a great deal of money that suddenly falls in their laps. He is also the author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again , Cosmic , Framed, The Astounding Broccoli Boy and Runaway Robot . Although this book isn't something I would usually read, I did enjoy it and found it funny yet heart warming.

I thought the book was overall mediocre but there were aspects that I did like and I could see why people would like the novel but personally I didn’t. Damian’s coping mechanism for his mother’s death is to read everything he can about the lives of various saints. Funny, thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining, this outstanding novel was a deserving winner of the 2004 CILIP Carnegie Medal.I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly! Normally I won't touch a book with a dead parent and sad kids with a 10 foot pole, but this book was worth it.

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