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{{Short description|2004 novel by Frank Cottrell Boyce}}
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| name = Millions
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| image = MillionsBookCover.jpg
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| caption = First edition (UK)
| author = [[Frank Cottrell Boyce]]
| author = [[Frank Cottrell Boyce]]
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| language = English
| language = English
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| genre = [[Children's novel]], comedy and screenwriting
| genre = Comedy and screenwriting
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* [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]] (UK)
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'''''Millions''''' is a children's novel published early in 2004, the first book by British screenwriter [[Frank Cottrell Boyce]]. It is an adaptation of his screenplay for the film ''[[Millions (2004 film)|Millions]]'', although it was released six months before the film (September). Set in England just before British adoption of the [[euro]] (a fictional event) the story features two boys who must decide what to do with a [[windfall gain|windfall]] in expiring currency.
'''''Millions''''' is a novel published early in 2004, the first book by British screenwriter [[Frank Cottrell Boyce]]. It is an adaptation of his screenplay for the film ''[[Millions (2004 film)|Millions]]'', although it was released six months before the film (September). Set in England just before [[United Kingdom and the euro|British adoption of the euro]] (a fictional event) the story features two boys who must decide what to do with a [[windfall gain|windfall]] in expiring currency.


Cottrell Boyce won the annual [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]] from the [[CILIP|British librarians]], recognising the year's best children's book published in the UK<ref name=medal2004/><ref name=prdir2004/> ''Millions'' was an integral part of the annual ''Liverpool Reads'' campaign in his home city.<ref>[http://www.liverpoolreads.com/millions/home.htm Liverpool Reads ... Millions homepage]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705204850/http://www.liverpoolreads.com/millions/home.htm |date=5 July 2008 }}</ref>
Cottrell Boyce won the annual [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]] from the [[CILIP|British librarians]], recognising the year's best children's book published in the UK.<ref name=medal2004/><ref name=prdir2004/> ''Millions'' was an integral part of the annual ''Liverpool Reads'' campaign in his home city.<ref>[http://www.liverpoolreads.com/millions/home.htm Liverpool Reads ... Millions homepage]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705204850/http://www.liverpoolreads.com/millions/home.htm |date=5 July 2008 }}</ref>

== Plot ==

The novel is set in [[Widnes]], England, just as the [[euro]] is about to replace the [[pound sterling]]. Damian and Anthony Cunningham are brothers who have recently suffered the loss of their mother. Because of this tragedy, Damian becomes obsessed with saints and eventually hallucinates about them. When brothers Damian and Anthony unwittingly come into possession of the proceeds of a train robbery, they find themselves with millions of pounds to spend in the next 17 days. Damian believes the money comes from God and should be used for doing good, but Anthony has different ideas. Meanwhile, the robbers are looking for their money... but will they eventually catch them?


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==

Beside winning the Carnegie Medal from the British librarians,<ref name=medal2004/><ref name=prdir2004/> ''Millions'' made the shortlists for the [[Guardian Children's Fiction Prize]] and the [[Branford Boase Award]].
Beside winning the Carnegie Medal from the British librarians,<ref name=medal2004/><ref name=prdir2004/> ''Millions'' made the shortlists for the [[Guardian Children's Fiction Prize]] and the [[Branford Boase Award]].

Charters

Daimion
Anthony
Dad
Man


==References==
==References==
{{reflist |refs=
{{reflist |refs=
<ref name=medal2004>
<ref name=medal2004>
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=54 (Carnegie Winner 2004)]. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. [[CILIP]]. Retrieved 29 July 2012.</ref>
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/archive-title.php?id=54 Carnegie Winner 2004]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608044157/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=54 |date=8 June 2009 }} Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. [[CILIP]]. Retrieved 28 February 2018.</ref>
<ref name=prdir2004>
<ref name=prdir2004>
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/index.php?year=2005 "Press releases for the 2004 Awards, presented in 2005 "]. Press Desk. CILIP. 18 August 2012.</ref>
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/index.php?year=2005 "Press releases for the 2004 Awards, presented in 2005 "] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106071742/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/index.php?year=2005 |date=6 January 2013 }}. Press Desk. CILIP. 18 August 2012.</ref>
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* {{worldcat |oclc=54536978 }} —immediately, the first US edition
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011010450/http://www.cilip.org.uk/publications/updatemagazine/archive/archive2006/march/cottrellboyce0306.htm "In the Frame for Writing ''Millions''" – an interview with Frank Cottrell Boyce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011010450/http://www.cilip.org.uk/publications/updatemagazine/archive/archive2006/march/cottrellboyce0306.htm "In the Frame for Writing ''Millions''" – an interview with Frank Cottrell Boyce]

* [http://www.fonts.com/FindFonts/Detail.htm?pid=242744&/cgi-bin/MsmGo.exe?grab_id=0&page_id=23625&query=ITC%20ESPRIT&SCOPE=Fonts ITC Esprit Book, the font used in ''Millions'' – Fonts.com] {{clarify |date=November 2012 |reason=why is this significant?}}
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Latest revision as of 09:53, 2 November 2024

Millions
First edition (UK)
AuthorFrank Cottrell Boyce
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy and screenwriting
Publisher
Publication date
6 February 2004
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
United States
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Pages250 pp (first edition, UK)
ISBN978-1-4050-4736-4
ISBN 978-0-06-073330-8 (US)
OCLC440864983
LC ClassPZ7.C82963 Mi 2004[1]

Millions is a novel published early in 2004, the first book by British screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce. It is an adaptation of his screenplay for the film Millions, although it was released six months before the film (September). Set in England just before British adoption of the euro (a fictional event) the story features two boys who must decide what to do with a windfall in expiring currency.

Cottrell Boyce won the annual Carnegie Medal from the British librarians, recognising the year's best children's book published in the UK.[2][3] Millions was an integral part of the annual Liverpool Reads campaign in his home city.[4]

Awards and nominations

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Beside winning the Carnegie Medal from the British librarians,[2][3] Millions made the shortlists for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Branford Boase Award.

References

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  1. ^ "Millions" (first US edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Carnegie Winner 2004. Archived 8 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Press releases for the 2004 Awards, presented in 2005 " Archived 6 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Press Desk. CILIP. 18 August 2012.
  4. ^ Liverpool Reads ... Millions homepage. Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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