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Publisher's Note:

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 pennny.…

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Millionaires for the Month

by Stacy McAnulty

Reviewer: Jenny
Genre: Fiction
Recommended Age: 9+

Overall Book Review:

One might predict Millionaires for the Month to be a book with little substance about greedy boys. However, the author, Stacy McAnulty, delivers an entertaining yet educational story. While most kids probably wish to be in the very expensive Nikes of the main characters, Felix and Benji, they may change their mind after checking out this book. From the outset, Felix and Benji are far from friends but these sweet boys find out that they have more in common than expected. In the end, they learn the importance of working together. McAnulty teaches the value of money in a fun way throughout the story and even gives some cool mathematical examples at the end. Readers also learn the importance of relationships and honesty. If you’re a fan of “Brewster’s Millions” you need to check out Millionaires for the Month.

Review of a Digital Advance Reading Copy

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Random House Children’s Books


Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  4 religious exclamations; 1 offensive hand gesture.

Violence/Gore:  Few (5) brief incidents including character wanting to hit someone; reference to murder; characters finding a dead bird; character getting elbowed in the head; dog getting hit by a car.

Sex/Nudity:  Several (13) brief incidents mostly involving adults including cuddling; holding hands; kissing on cheek; touching arm; dancing; tween liking a girl; tweens going on a “date”; touching hand; touching back; tween character offering to moon others for money (doesn’t occur); homosexual adult sister of main character getting married to girlfriend.

Mature Subject Matter:

Theft; young characters skipping school without permission; references to divorce.

Alcohol / Drug Use:

Character getting told to not do drugs; reference to adult being able to buy alcohol.

Overall Book Rating
Profanity/Language
Rating:
3
10
Violence/Gore
Rating:
2
10
Sex/Nudity
Rating:
2
10

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About the Reviewer

Jenny
I love being able to help busy parents who just don’t have the time to pre-screen all their children’s books and know how much I appreciate it as my sons have gotten older. I feel very blessed that my amazing husband makes it possible for me to be a stay-at-home mother to four amazing boys. When not reading or enjoying time with my family, I like baking, especially trying new recipes, and the occasional sewing project.

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