Other than that I think Millions was well written, and the characters were portrayed in different interesting lights. I read some chapters aloud to my younger sister (who is cool as a cucumber by temperament) and she laughed out loud to hear his antic reasoning, proving that for those who don't identify, there is much pleasure to be had from visiting Damian's corner of kook for a while. Seventeen days until Euros, seventeen days to use up more than two hundred and thirty thousand pounds.

Boyce expresses how giving money accumulates to good deeds, which signify rungs on the ladder to heaven, just like the saints on their way to canonization. Furthermore, they have to keep their cache secret from their Dad and from the robbers who stole the haul in the first place. As contrast to all of that filthy lucre, Damian is obsessed with the ideas of goodness and excellence. Prez has one summer to find ten things about the earth that make it worth saving - but can he do it? The real estate and financial commentary of the protagonist's older brother, Anthony, is one example that comes to mind.

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. I think the theme of the story was conveyed very well by the ending of the novel because it stressed how greed can change people and make them a lesser version of themselves, this was shown by Damian, Anthony, their father, Dorothy and the actual thieves.

Being American, I wouldn't have been able to imagine the sound of the annoyed protagonist telling his older brother that his cardboard hideout isn't a den, but "an hermitage. It's a story about 2 brothers who are each dealing with the loss of their mother in different ways, and a father who reminds them to be excellent. I liked the ending because I thought it was very eye opening and that the theme was a very important lesson to learn. There were also many sad parts of the story including the boys’ dead mom, losing all their money and being robbed because all of those problems in the story were negative.Damian seems adventurous because he explores around the town to find the saints he is looking for and the crooks who stole the money. When he prays for guidance and a giant bag of money falls out of the sky, he figures God has sent it. It is an adaptation of his screenplay for the film Millions, although it was released six months before the film (September). An edge of my seat read that would be enjoyed by upper elementary and middle school kids, if ever I could get it past the censors.

This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally). Cottrell Boyce won the annual Carnegie Medal from the British librarians, recognising the year's best children's book published in the UK.They solve the conflict by Damian saying “what if we find some saints and give some money to them then let’s donate some to the poor”. The ceremony was met with worldwide acclaim and even included a section inspired by children's books. It seems that they’re at loggerheads over this too, with Damian convinced that the saints need thanking for their intervention in his life. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example.