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. Millions was an integral part of the annual Liverpool Reads campaign in his home city.Liverpool Reads ... Millions homepage.
Awards and nominations Beside winning the Carnegie Medal from the British librarians, Millions made the shortlists for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Award for Childrens Book, and the Branford Boase Award.
References Carnegie Winner 2004. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 28 February 2018. "Press releases for the 2004 Awards, presented in 2005 " . Press Desk. CILIP. 18 August 2012.
External links —immediately, the first US edition "In the Frame for Writing Millions" – an interview with Frank Cottrell Boyce