Millionaires for the Month
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Stacy McAnulty. (2020). Millionaires for the Month. Random House Children's Books.

Stacy McAnulty. 2020. Millionaires for the Month. Random House Children's Books.

Stacy McAnulty, Millionaires for the Month. Random House Children's Books, 2020.

Stacy McAnulty. Millionaires for the Month. Random House Children's Books, 2020.

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   • bioText: Stacy McAnulty is the author of many books for young readers, including The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, The World Ends in April, chapter book series The Dino Files and GoldieBlox, and picture books including Excellent Ed,101 Reasons Why I'm NOT Taking a Bath, and Beautiful. A former mechanical engineer, Stacy writes about math and science with authority. Visit her online at stacymcanulty.com or follow her on social media at:
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How would you spend five million dollars in 30 days? A billionaire's wallet, a bizarre challenge, and an unlikely friendship send two kids on a wild adventure. From the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.
Felix Rannells and Benji Porter were never supposed to be field-trip partners. Felix is a rule follower. Benji is a rule bender. They're not friends. And they don't have anything to talk about. Until . . .
They find a wallet. A wallet that belongs to tech billionaire Laura Friendly. They're totally going to return it-but not before Benji "borrows" twenty dollars to buy hot dogs. Because twenty dollars is like a penny to a billionaire, right?
But a penny has value. A penny doubled every day for thirty days is $5,368,709.12! So that's exactly how much money Laura Friendly challenges Felix and Benji to spend. They have thirty days. They can't tell anyone. And there are LOTS of other rules. But if they succeed, they each get ten million dollars to spend however they want.
Challenge accepted! They rent cool cars, go to Disney World, buy pizza for the whole school-and that's just the beginning! But money can't buy everything or fix every problem. And spending it isn't always as easy and fun as they thought it would be. . . .
As smart as it is entertaining, Millionaires for the Month is a thought-provoking story about friendship, privilege, and the value of a penny.

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     July 13, 2020
     Upstate New York seventh graders Felix Rannells and Benji Porter have nothing in common: Felix is small, serious, and a star basketball guard, while Benji is a tall, carefree class clown, so neither is pleased to be partnered for a class field trip. When they find billionaire Laura Friendly’s lost wallet but decide to steal $20 for a snack before returning it, she issues a challenge: spend $5 million in a month (“a penny doubled every day for thirty days”). If they succeed and follow all the rules, including keeping the contest secret, they will receive $10 million each. Benji’s family is wealthy, while Felix’s single mom works two jobs, but both boys are eager to win. At first it’s easy: they hire a driver, book hotel suites, and take a private jet to Disney World. But the money eventually causes tension in both families, and both boys are seen as “selfish jerks.” The duo is relatable, and the realities of middle school are well wrought, with crushes and crushing embarrassment alike. While the final message about money rings true, reading about wasteful spending during a grim economic reality may not appeal. Ages 8–12. Agent: Lori Kilkelly, LK Literary.

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     July 15, 2020
     A reward of $5,000,000 almost ruins everything for two seventh graders. On a class trip to New York City, Felix and Benji find a wallet belonging to social media billionaire Laura Friendly. Benji, a well-off, chaotic kid with learning disabilities, swipes $20 from the wallet before they send it back to its owner. Felix, a poor, shy, rule-follower, reluctantly consents. So when Laura Friendly herself arrives to give them a reward for the returned wallet, she's annoyed. To teach her larcenous helpers a lesson, Laura offers them a deal: a $20,000 college scholarship or slightly over $5 million cash--but with strings attached. The boys must spend all the money in 30 days, with legal stipulations preventing them from giving anything away, investing, or telling anyone about it. The glorious windfall quickly grows to become a chore and then a torment as the boys appear increasingly selfish and irresponsible to the adults in their lives. They rent luxury cars, hire a (wonderful) philosophy undergrad as a chauffeur, take their families to Disney World, and spend thousands on in-app game purchases. Yet, surrounded by hedonistically described piles of loot and filthy lucre, the boys long for simpler fundamentals. The absorbing spending spree reads like a fun family film, gleefully stuffed with the very opulence it warns against. Major characters are White. Cinematic, over-the-top decadence, a tense race against time, and lessons on what's truly valuable. (mathematical explanations) (Fiction. 10-12)

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     Gr 4-8-The saying "money can't buy happiness" has been tested time and again, but what about spending money-specifically five million dollars? While on a school field trip, the unlikely duo Felix Rannells and Benji Porter discover the lost wallet of tech mogul and billionaire Laura Friendly. As the teen boys failed to return the wallet without spending $20 on lunch first, Friendly offers them a challenge: spend five million dollars in 30 days in order to receive a penny doubled each day, meaning $5,368,709.12! From private trips to Disney World, whole school pizza lunches everyday, to a personal driver, the teens rake up quite the bill-but what will they lose as they gain? With specific rules such as preventing purchases for anyone else, the boys risk looking like (or becoming) selfish jerks. Highly reminiscent of the film Brewster's Millions, McAnulty's work will engage a new generation with a fresh teen perspective. Readers will cheer Felix and Benji through their quest, indulge as they imagine the possibilities of spending five million dollars, but also feel stressed as the money threatens family, friends, and their moral compasses. The quick pace of the challenge is mirrored by short chapters and alternating perspectives between the boys, heightening reader engagement. Each chapter also provides a check-in on the boys' total spending to keep readers on track and to offer some light math concepts. VERDICT This novel's unpredictable money twists, paired with the notion of spending five million dollars, topped with a sprinkling of pop culture references, will captivate tweens.-Mary-Brook J. Townsend, The McGillis Sch., Salt Lake City

     Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Felix Rannells and Benji Porter were never supposed to be field-trip partners. Felix is a rule follower. Benji is a rule bender. They're not friends. And they don't have anything to talk about. Until . . .
They find a wallet. A wallet that belongs to tech billionaire Laura Friendly. They're totally going to return it-but not before Benji "borrows" twenty dollars to buy hot dogs. Because twenty dollars is like a penny to a billionaire, right?
But a penny has value. A penny doubled every day for thirty days is $5,368,709.12! So that's exactly how much money Laura Friendly challenges Felix and Benji to spend. They have thirty days. They can't tell anyone. And there are LOTS of other rules. But if they succeed, they each get ten...

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