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Pan MacmillanSuitable for Ages
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15th October 2004Readers Guide
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Millions
Frank Cottrell Boyce
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When a bag stuffed full of money falls out of a train and into their camp, Damian and Anthony are suddenly rich. Very, very rich, to be precise. But, there is a problem. They only have a few days in which to spend the money. When the Euro arrives, it’ll be worthless. A thrilling story about the real value of money but Millions is more than an adventure as the boys have recently lost their mother and their search for happiness is tinged with the sadness that, however much money they have, they’ll never be able bring her back.
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This book was selected by Marcus Sedgwick, July 2010 Guest Editor, as: "Another book I would be very proud to have written - I think comic writing is the hardest thing to do well, and this book is not only funny, it's a very happy book too, and we could all do with a few more of those in the world."
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Millions by Frank Cottrell BoyceA bittersweet story about the perils and pleasures of pounds and pennies. It will make you laugh and cry.;Two bothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during Britain's countdown to join the Euro. Suddenly finding themselves with a vast amount of cash, the boys have just one glorious, appalling dilemma - how to spend it in the few days before it becomes worthless. Torn between the vices of buying a million pizzas and the virtues of ending world poverty, the boys soon discover that being rich is a mug's game. For not only is the clock ticking - the bungling bank robbers are closing in.;Pizzas or World Peace, what would you choose?
About The Author
Frank Cottrell Boyce is the Carnegie Medal winning author of Millions and an award-winning screen and TV writer. He has also been short-listed for the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. His books include the bestselling Framed and Cosmic. None of this has helped him discover why all of his socks seem to disappear, how anyone can hate marmite, or love brussels sprouts! He lives in Liverpool.
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