基本信息·出版社：Macmillan Children's Books New Ed edition ·页码：250 页 ·出版日期：2004年12月 ·ISBN：0330433318 ·条形码：9780330433310 ...
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基本信息·出版社：Macmillan Children's Books; New Ed edition
·页码：250 页
·出版日期：2004年12月
·ISBN：0330433318
·条形码：9780330433310
·装帧：平装
·开本：32开 Pages Per Sheet
·外文书名：百万小富翁
内容简介 In was a one-in-a-million chance. A bag crammed with cash comes tumbling through the air and lands right at Damians feet. Suddenly Damian and his brother, Anthony, are very rich. Very rich indeed. And the boys can buy everything they like except the one thing they really need. Millions cant buy you happiness, but it can buy you: - 7,692 Shogun BMX Bikes - 66,589 travel-size monopoly sets or - 168,656 stuffed-crust pizzas. They had millions. Pity they only had days to spend it.
作者简介 Frank Cottrell Boyce is a screenwriter whose films include Welcome to Sarajevo, Hilary and Jackie, 24 Hour Party People, and Millions, which was also his first book. Framed was inspired by a news story he’d read in an old scrapbook: During the Second World War, a collection of valuable paintings from the National Gallery was hidden in a slate mine for safekeeping. He couldn’t resist imagining how all of that great art might have affected the people who lived near the mine. Mr. Cottrell Boyce lives with his wife and seven children in Liverpool, England.
--This text refers to the Audio CD edition. 媒体推荐 书评
From School Library Journal Grade 4-8–When fourth-grader Damian finds a bag full of cash by the train tracks, he and his brother try to spend it fast. The bills are all pounds, and England is just a few weeks away from converting to the euro, so anything they don''t use will, in their minds, soon be worthless. This happy predicament sets up some excellent comic situations, including rampant inflation at the school yard and some suspiciously materialistic Mormons. But a lot more is going on than money-related antics. Damian, obsessed with the lives of the saints and a bit muddled about the real world, narrates with endearing naïveté and unintended deadpan humor. Fifth-grader Anthony has an endless supply of schemes, contrasting with his brother''s more charitable sensibilities. Though their mother''s recent death is not described until later, the boys'' sense of loss permeates the story, and their instant fortune subtly leads them to a point where they can finally face their grief. Damian''s encyclopedic knowledge of saints is hilarious at times, but also reveals his touching need for faith and reassurance. Supporting characters, including their dad and a shrewd female fund-raiser, have distinct personalities. The imagined 1998 monetary changeover may be confusing to American kids, who might assume the event really occurred, but readers should grasp the resulting need to act with dispatch. There''s plenty of excitement as the deadline approaches and the brothers'' secret becomes known, but the humor, the strong family story, and Damian''s narrative voice make this satisfying novel succeed on several levels.
–Steven Engelfried, Beaverton City Library, OR Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From AudioFile The patron saint of audiobooks must surely have been watching over this production. It''s got colorful, carefully crafted characters, a cinematic story--a British youth, obsessed with saints, finds a cash bonanza--and a dazzling read by Simon Jones. Boyce''s story operates as a clever mystery, a parable about greed, a lesson in recovery from loss, and an example, like HUCKLEBERRY FINN, of a book about children that works for all ages. Narrator Jones''s strongest gift isn''t his array of British accents (which he does effortlessly) or his timing (which is impeccable); it is his empathy--an uncanny ability to put the listener inside the mind of a spiritually conflicted child. If you''re wondering what separates the good from the great in audiobook narration--check out this Golden Voice. R.W.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine--
Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. From Booklist Gr. 5-8. Would a lot of money be an answer to your prayers? Damien, a young expert on patron saints, thinks so after he finds 229,370 pounds sterling in a bag thrown by robbers from a passing train. With only a few short weeks until Euro Day, the day the "Great British Pound" would be replaced by the euro, Damien and his older, fifth-grade brother begin spending like daft nutters. The schoolyard economics quickly change, and soon adults are looking for the source of the cash--not to stop the flow, but to get in on the action. Naturally, the thwarted robbers are looking for their loot. The characters and their sometimes comical antics are as original, quirky, and compelling as in Hilary McKay''s Exiles books, but the mood here is tempered by the recent death of the boys'' mother. The point of view is solidly Damien''s as he struggles to cope with his grief, be good, and find an ethical use for the money. Visits from saints guide him, and his faith in goodness helps him and his family to heal. An engaging possibility for reading aloud.
Cindy DobrezCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Sweet, fast-paced, and funny."
--This text refers to the Paperback edition. Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) "Stunningly original…the concept is immediately booktalkable and telling is riveting; a book of such wealth–of any kind–is valuable indeed."
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) "Stunningly original…the concept is immediately booktalkable and the telling is riveting; a book of such wealth—of any kind—is valuable indeed."
--This text refers to the Library Binding edition. London Sunday Times "Written with charm and humor, this is a touching, absorbing oddity of a book about love, grief, avarice and generosity."
--This text refers to the Library Binding edition. Time Out New York for Kids "Seek out this gold-standard novel as a possible gift for lottery-winner hopefulls of all ages."
--This text refers to the Library Binding edition. Time Out New York "Sheer fun. Seek out this gold-standard novel as a possible gift for lottery-winner hopefuls of all ages."
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Sweet, fast-paced, and funny."
--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
