Exploring the World of Saints and Riches in "Millions" by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
"Millions" by Frank Cottrell-Boyce tells the story of two boys who come across a substantial amount of money. The author, inspired by the currency change in Ireland, weaves a tale where money falls off a train, leading the boys on a time-sensitive spending spree. The story delves into the boys' fascination with saints, prompting readers to ponder on forgotten saints and their significance. Through the characters, the book explores themes of wealth, identity, and the allure of sudden riches.
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After the end of the book, the author (Frank Cottrell-Boyce)wrote the reader a letter. Read the letter on the next 2 slides.
Dear Reader, Millions is the story of two boys who find a huge amount of money. It s not hard to imagine where I got that idea from. Nearly everyone daydreams about what it would be like to become suddenly very rich. I happened to be visiting family in Ireland while the county was changing it s currency to the euro, and it struck me what a huge operation it must be to take a whole currency, scrap it and introduce a new one. I realized there must be tucks and trains running all over the country loaded with old currency that had been traded in for the euro. That s where I got the idea that the money in my story could just fall off the back of a train an, if it did, that the boys would only have a few days left to spend it before it became worthless.
One of the boys Damian is obsessed with saints. Saints are all around us. Schools, hospitals, people and places are often named after saints, but a lots of the time we ve forgotten who they were. Who is St Pancras, for instance? And why does he have a big railway station in London named after him? Who was St Valentine, and why do we send romantic cards to each other on his feast day? I began to look them up and discovered a big treasure box of fantastic and forgotten stories. There are patron saints for just about everything. In Sicily there are even different saints for different types of cakes! I couldn t fit all of them into the book so I hop at least some people will want to find out more. There are dozens of saints called John or Mary, but none as yet called Wayne or Lee or Kayleigh, so if you have one of those names you could maybe think about becoming a saint. You should choose something you d like to be a patron saint of. I m not sure there s a patron saint of football for instance, or Pokemon cards. Millions of good wishes Frank Cottrell-Boyce
I can write a letter to an author. Today you are going to be writing a letter back to Frank Cottrell Boyce, sharing your thoughts with him and answering some of these questions below: What did you enjoy? What did you think? What questions do you still have about the characters? What are your ideas for a sequel? Anything else important you would like to share with him?
