Millionaires for the Month

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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. 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 in this new novel that is How to Steal a Dog meets Brewster's Millions. Perfect for fans of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl. When seventh graders Felix and Benji find a wallet, they 'borrow' $20 before returning it to its eccentric billionaire owner. Because to a billionaire, $20 is like a penny, right Not so fast! A penny has real value. When you take a single penny and double it every day for a month, you end up with over $5 million dollars. So the billionaire decides to challenge the boys. Spend $5 million dollars in 30 days. But there are rules- no buying investments (like houses), no buying gifts for people, and they can't tell ANYONE about the challenge. $5 million dollars to do whatever they want No problem! They boys buy pizza and donuts for their whole middle school every day, fly to Disney World on a private jet, get box seats at a basketball game, and more! But spending money isn't as easy as they thought--especially when they're not even old enough to drive! Stacy McAnulty's third middle grade novel is as smart as it is entertaining and filled with lessons about life, friendship, and what money can and can't buy!

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The absorbing spending spree reads like a fun family film, gleefully stuffed with the very opulence it warns against....Cinematic, over-the-top decadence, a tense race against time, and lessons on whats truly valuable.Kirkus Reviews

The realities of middle school are well wrought, with crushes and crushing embarrassment alike.... The final message about money rings true. Publishers Weekly

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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- Twitter- @stacymcanulty Instagram- StacyMcAnulty Facebook- StacyMcAnultyAuthor