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Millions

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Damien is a fourth grade student in England on the brink of the (imaginary) Pound/Euro currency changeover. Frank's first book, Millions, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2004 and has been shortlisted for a number of awards, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2004. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned.

I think this story worked because the book showed both before and after the characters gained all the money and it made me see that the characters were more likable in the beginning of the novel. 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.

As an adult, I think I want to reread it so I can appreciate the simple adventure, because upon this (first ever) read I was wrapped up in Damian and in his r'ship with his father and brother and couldn't quite fully just enjoy the book, as it was so poignant.

Damian is obsessed with saints and builds himself a little hermitage to live in down by the railroad tracks. The younger brother (and narrator) Damian tries his best to be excellent and to do good work every day.

It seems that they’re at loggerheads over this too, with Damian convinced that the saints need thanking for their intervention in his life. The writing was very well-paced for a television generation, since the author wrote Millions first as a screenplay it maintains a highly visual and plot-driven style. 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. Having worked with director Danny Boyle on Millions, Danny asked Frank to be part of the team creating the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic!

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