I rated this novel a 3 out of 5 because although the novel had a great message in it the story itself was confusing at times. As a child I would have read and enjoyed this several times, for the simple adventure once, and then a reread for figuring out the mysteries and puzzles and the how-to of economics, and then a nostalgic reread would have given me a chance to appreciate Damian's obsession and visions. 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. Millions is about two young brothers who come across millions of pounds and their decisions on what they do with it.

While I adored Damien's saint-fixation and his brother's promiscuous obsession with finance, I felt the book ending with some moral ambiguity. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. This edition of Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s Carnegie Medal-winning Millions features fantastic cover artwork from the brilliant Steven Lenton. I disliked this part of the book because the boys were acting juvenile and I think that they were too concerned with their hatred for anyone that threatens their mom’s place that they didn’t realize what a nice person Dorothy was. Obsessed with the lives and demises of saints since the death of his mother, Damien attracts a great deal of negative attention and warranted concern around his community.

It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. 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).

The ceremony was met with worldwide acclaim and even included a section inspired by children's books.

The end also helped me as a reader to see that money isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and that the relationships you make throughout life are much more important. Although I do think it would appeal to the more intelligent readers in the 10-13 age group, a lot of the humour and commentary is probably aimed more at an adult level of understanding. Furthermore, we are caught in a ‘should they/ shouldn’t they’ moral dilemma of whether Damian and Anthony should hand in the money. There's just one problem -- they have only seventeen days to spend all the money before it becomes worthless.

Then there are problems other than the money, like Dorothy, whom the boys are convinced aims to replace their mother, whose death aches still. Most of the novel was upbeat and cheerful because the boys were doing a lot of good deeds with all of their money and there weren’t that many major problems throughout the majority of the book.There is also an interesting lesson in inflation in the school yard, not to mention several good examples of the corrupting influence of money.

It was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2008 and the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize.The younger brother (and narrator) Damian tries his best to be excellent and to do good work every day. Dễ thương quá chừng luôn, khép lại năm 2017 bằng một cuốn sách viết về vấn đề làm mình đau đầu nhất năm 2017 là tiền bạc nhưng mà cách tiếp cận cuốn sách đáng yêu, nhân vật dễ thương, cốt truyện cũng hài hước nữa, kiểu như tiền bạc là gánh nặng thật sự (theo đúng nghĩa đen nhé). Seventeen days until Euros, seventeen days to use up more than two hundred and thirty thousand pounds. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling.