Millions
A warm, comic novel about two brothers who find a bag of money just before Britain changes currency, then wrestle with what to do with it before it becomes worthless. Its humor is rooted in family feeling, moral choice, and a childlike sense of wonder.
Work Information
A warm, comic novel about two brothers who find a bag of money just before Britain changes currency, then wrestle with what to do with it before it becomes worthless.
A warm, comic novel about two brothers who find a bag of money just before Britain changes currency, then wrestle with what to do with it before it becomes worthless. Its humor is rooted in family feeling, moral choice, and a childlike sense of wonder.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Macmillan Children's Books
- Published
- 2004-02-06
- Pages
- 208 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.5 x 2.4 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781405047364
- ISBN-10
- 1405047364
- Price
- 1117 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Teen & Young Adult
Damian and Anthony are faced with one almighty dilemma when they discover a bag stuffed with cash. Will the brothers be led into retail temptation? Are pizza deliveries from here to eternity a slippery slope for the soul? Or can Damian use the loot for altogether more saintly purposes?
Frank Cottrell-Boyce , UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026, is a multi award-winning children’s book author and screenwriter. Millions , his debut children's novel, won the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal. His other books include Cosmic , Framed , The Astounding Broccoli Boy , Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth , Runaway Robot , Noah’s Gold and The Wonder Brothers . He has enjoyed a long-standing collaboration with award-winning illustrator Steven Lenton. His books have been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children’s Fiction Award, The Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award. Frank is also a highly successful screenwriter. He has written for the hit TV series Dr Who and his script for Michael Morpurgo’s Kensuke’s Kingdom won a British Animation Award. Along with Danny Boyle, he devised the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. Frank has been the judge for the 500 Words competition and the BBC's One Show As You Write It competition. Frank is a lifelong champion of children’s books. In 2023 he launched a successful podcast with Nadia Shireen, The Island of Brilliant!, celebrating writing and illustration for children of all ages. He lives in Merseyside with his family. Steven Lenton is a multi-award-winning illustrator, originally from Cheshire, now working from his studios in Brighton and London with his dog, Big Eared Bob. He has illustrated many children's books including Head Kid and The Taylor Turbochaser by David Baddiel, The Hundred And One Dalmatians adapted by Peter Bently, the Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series by Tracey Corderoy and the Sainsbury's Prize-winning The Nothing To See Here Hotel series written by Steven Butler. He has illustrated two World Book Day titles and regularly appears at literary festivals and live events across the UK. Steven has his own Draw-along YouTube channel, showing how to draw a range of his characters. He has also written his own picture book Princess Daisy and the Dragon and the Nincompoop Knights' and his young fiction series Genie and Teeny .
Reviews
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簡単に読めます
シンプルな英文で、展開が速いです。しかし、展開が速すぎることもありません。微妙な心理描写や凝った表現が無いため、ペーパーバックをまだ読んだことの無い人にオススメです。 また、親しみやすい子供・家族についての単語で書かれています。いつも辞書を引きすぎて、途中で挫折手してしまう方、辞書を引かなくても十分に読めます。 辞書無しで読んでみる最初の一冊として選んでいただけると、とても嬉しいです。
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絵本を卒業しつつあるお子たちと、大人にも。
時はクリスマス前、英国がユーロ採用を決定、 まもなくポンド紙幣がただの紙切れになろうとしているとき、 幼い兄弟が何百万ポンドもの大金が入ったバックを手に入れます。 「百万ポンドをどうやって現金で使うか」（副題） しかも、期日は刻々とせまってきている！！！ と、ストーリー自体はキャッチーでセンセーショナルですが、 本書には、お金ということ、命ということについて、 大切なメッセージがふくまれていると思いました。 主人公デミアンはお母さんを病気で亡くし、 その直後に父さんと同じ小学校に通う兄のアンソニーと 引っ越してきたばかりで、周囲の環境の変化になじめません。 そのため、「隠遁所」（家族は「巣穴」と呼んでいる）に入り込んで、家に帰らなかったり、 彼は守護聖人オタクで、ネットで調べて、自分だけの世界に入り込んでしまいます。 大量のポンド札が落ちてきたのは、まさに段ボール箱で作られた彼の「隠遁所」の上でした。 デミアンはどちらかというと、おもちゃとかおかしとかのような世俗のものよりも、 天国にいるお母さんに早く会いたい、お金は貧困に苦しんでいる人に寄付したいと思い、 学校に回ってくる寄付集めのお姉さんの募金箱にどっさり寄付してしまって物議をかもしたり、 銀行に預けようとしても、子供だからという理由で口座を開けなかったり、 そのうちに、その大金をねらう怖い人につけまわされたり、物語は様々な展開を見せてゆきます。 そして、ちょっぴり世俗離れした、デミアンを支えるのが、数字に強いお兄ちゃんのアンソニーですが、 しっかりしているように見えても、アンソニーもまた、本当のところお母さんの死の受け入れが済んでいない。 しかも、お父さんもまた。。。 身の丈を超える大金を通して、彼らが様々な困難にあい、人々に触れてゆきます。 そして、ちょっとした結末があります。 お子さんと一緒に読むのもいいかもしれません。 クリスマスの本でもあります。 著者はイギリスはリバプール出身でリバプール郊外在住とあります。 言語はイギリス英語ですが、あまりコテコテではないので、読みやすいと思いました。
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millions
i didn't really understand this book:-( and particularly the part about the money but the cover is quiet nice and not the text hope the other books are better
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Libro
Articolo come descrizione tutto perfetto
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Libro
Okay
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THE MAIN THING I DON’T LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK IS BECAUSE THEY DON’T TELL THEIR ...
The following is a report of my 9 yr old son on the book. MILLIONS BY MR. BOYCE IS A BOOK BASED ON TWO BOYS, DAMIAN AND ANTHONY. ONE USUAL DAY, DAMIAN SAW A BAG FULL OF MONEY FALL RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM FROM THE SKY AND THE 2 BOYS TRY TO SPEND THE 229370 POUNDS STERLING FULL OF BAG IN 17 DAYS BEFORE THE CURRENCY CHANGES. THE AUTHOR DID WRITE TOO MANY DETAILS AND THE TRAIN ROBBERY IS MENTIONED AT THE ALMOST ENDING PART OF THE STORY SO IT DOESN’T HAVE TO DO WITH THE STORY MUCH. THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY STARTS WITH A UNUSUAL HEADING AND THE LAST TOO. THE WAY MR. BOYCE WROTE IT, DIDN’T SEEM MUCH INTERESTING. DAMIAN’S BROTHER IS DISOBEDIENT AND WASTES MONEY ON RUBBISH AND WHENEVER SOMEONE CATCHES HIM OR GETS SUSPICIOUS, HE SAY’S ,MY “MY MOM IS DEAD” (WHICH IS TRUE) TO GET OUT OF TROUBLE OR TO GET GIFTS. DAMIAN IS VERY OBSESSED WITH SAINTS AND SEES DEAD ONES AS VISIONS. THE MAIN THING I DON’T LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK IS BECAUSE THEY DON’T TELL THEIR DAD BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE 40 % OF IT. I GIVE THE BOOK 1 AND HALF STARS OUT OF 5. BY ADITYA KUMAR DAS
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Funny, touching, original, and charming.
It's unusual to find a really original story these days, but this is one of them. The characters are well defined and sympathetic. I bought the audio book -- the reader is superb and does different voices for each character. I just love it. I actually bought this as a replacement because I lost my other copy -- and have listened to it several times over the past few years. A keeper. If you like this one, try another of his books, "Framed." It does help if you are familiar with some of the British terms though.