Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty

Benji's family is wealthy, while Felix's single mom works two jobs, but both boys are eager to win. If they succeed and follow all the rules, including keeping the contest secret, they will receive $10 million each.

When they find billionaire Laura Friendly's lost wallet but decide to steal $20 for a snack before returning it, she issues a challenge: spend $5 million in a month ('a penny doubled every day for thirty days'). Upstate New York seventh graders Felix Rannells and Benji Porter have nothing in common: Felix is small, serious, and a star basketball guard, while Benji is a tall, carefree class clown, so neither is pleased to be partnered for a class field trip. And spending it isn't always as easy and fun as they thought it would be.Īs smart as it is entertaining, Millionaires for the Month is a thought-provoking story about friendship, privilege, and the value of a penny. But if they succeed, they each get ten million dollars to spend however they want.Ĭhallenge 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. 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. Because twenty dollars is like a penny to a billionaire, right?īut a penny has value. They're totally going to return it-but not before Benji 'borrows' twenty dollars to buy hot dogs. A wallet that belongs to tech billionaire Laura Friendly. And they don't have anything to talk about.

From the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.įelix Rannells and Benji Porter were never supposed to be field-trip partners. 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.

Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty