Millions

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However, the humour is pretty British, so if you don't get British humour you will just find it weird. Damian, who makes his hermitage by the train tracks, encounters a bag stuffed with millions and millions of pounds, about to be destroyed as Britain (in this book's universe) is about to convert its currency to the euro. Anthony and Damian Cunningham are two English school boys and together with their combined knowledge of saints and money they must overcome many obstacles. Damian stood out as a character in the book because he had such an outgoing and big personality that couldn’t be contained. 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.

Damian seems adventurous because he explores around the town to find the saints he is looking for and the crooks who stole the money. But what would you do if a massive bag of cash dropped from the sky and you had only a few days to spend it before it became worthless? Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Damian’s coping mechanism for his mother’s death is to read everything he can about the lives of various saints.All I can tell from Frank Cottrell Boyce based on his jacket info is that he looks like Alan Cumming's brother and he has 7 kids. Set in England just before British adoption of the euro (a fictional event) the story features two boys who must decide what to do with a windfall in expiring currency.

Frank's second novel, Framed, was published in September 2005 and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award and the Guardian Prize.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! This idea is voiced throughout with grace and skill as Boyce shows the problems that money can cause. 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).