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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. When serious-minded Felix gets paired with Benji on a 7th grade field trip, he takes comfort in the fact that their time together will be brief. But when they happen to find a billionaire's wallet and "borrow" $20 before contacting the owner, they find themselves confronting a challenge together to learn the value of money- "spend a penny doubled every day for 30 days" to get 10 million dollars each! They have certain rules they must follow though, including not telling anyone about the challenge, not even their parents, and spending it on themselves. They soon find out how difficult it can be, even working together, to spend over $5 million, under these circumstances. Looking like selfish brats to peers and parents is just the start of their troubles as unforeseen consequences start to build up. This would be a fun book for discussion for grades 5-7, but probably more appreciated when the economy settles down. This novel is a 2022 Lone Star selection. Felix and Benji experience a November unlike anyone. Partnered up for a field trip, Felix and Benji find the wallet of Laura Friendly, one of the wealthiest people in the world. Benji steals $20, thinking she won't notice. Felix feels uncomfortable but stays silent, accepting that everyone thinks he stole the money as well. Laura Friendly, of course, does indeed notice. She has a challenge. With a few rules, Benji and Felix must spend $5,368,709.12 by December 1st. If they can accomplish this goal, they'll each get $10 million. This "game" affects Felix more because his mom and him need the money. They barely make ends meet and often fall short. Felix feels Benji cannot comprehend the seriousness of this challenge because he doesn't struggle for any necessities. You might think it would be easy to spend this money in a month's time, but it is not. The rules require Benji and Felix to tap into their creativity. I found it interesting to see what they thought of. The novel sounds silly, but I really enjoyed it. I liked the characters and enjoyed "watching" the boys spend money. It's much more difficult than one would think. I recommend this novel because it's a great lesson about money and its value to life. Felix and Benji are partnered up a field trip. They aren't exactly friends. But they find a wallet in the garbage and discover it belongs to a tech billionaire. They spend $20 from it and contact the police to give her back the wallet. She shows up at their school with a photo op for a $20000 scholarship. Privately she meets with the boys, she's angry about the $20. And offers them a challenge - starting with a penny and doubling every day for a month, could they spend that resulting money (over $5 million dollars) in that month. There are a lot of rules that they can only spend it on things they'll personally use and they can't tell anyone what they are doing. If they are successful they would each get $10 million at the end of the month. They take the challenge and it stretches them and gets them into more hot water than they could have imagined. A super entertaining read, well-developed characters, and a fun story with lessons learned. Booktalk: Let's say someone gives you $5 million. How would you spend the money?...Okay, stop! Someone gives you $5 million but with *rules* on how to spend it. First you have to spend all the money in a month. Also, you can't give the money away or buy gifts for people. You can't buy a house, a car, or invest the money. You can't even give to charity. Also, everything you buy will be repossessed at the end of the month. *Now* how will you spend $5 million? That's exactly what happens to Felix and Benji after they find a rich woman's lost wallet. Their reward: To spend $5 million in a month according to her rules. If they are successful, they will each get $10 million. So again: How would you spend $5 million??? (or approach from $1 million now or a penny doubled everyday for a month) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: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. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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There is some blasphemy and Felix has a sister who's engaged to another woman and their relationship is a large part of the plot.
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