Frank Boyce's first novel, Millions, is a story of two boys, Anthony and Damien, who have recently lost their mother, and move to a new house with their father. Damien, the younger brother, is obsessed with saints and can recall their statistics as many recall sports stars' stats. When a bag of money, a LOT of money, appears to fall from the sky [it is tossed off a train by theives] Damien believes it was sent from God. The boys do not tell their father about the money [a quarter million pounds] and try to give it away or spend some of it without anyone finding out. Of course their lives become very complicated by the responsibility of the money, and the fact that England is converting to Euros in 17 days -- the pounds sterling will be soon worthless.
The reader of the audio book is British and the accent provides authenticity to the reading, however the references to British toys and terminology might prove challenging for American readers/listeners. Due to some of the content, I would recommend the book for readers aged 10 and up. The book has been made into a movie. Complete reviews of both book and movie are available on CommonSenseMedia.
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