Millionaires for the Month
by Stacy McAnulty
Two best friends land a reclusive billionaire's challenge to spend more than five million dollars in thirty days — and discover what money can't buy.
Kid
74
/ 100
Parent
78
/ 100
Teacher
81
/ 100
Best fit: ages 9-12
Still works: ages 8-13
Our Take
Classroom-strong realistic middle-grade that plays better as a discussion engine and mentor text than as a laugh-a-page kid page-turner.
✓ Perfect for
- • Kids who love 'what would you do with a fortune' premises
- • Fans of Wonder, The Wild Robot, and The World Between Blinks
- • Strong readers in grades 3-4 ready for slightly older emotional territory
- • Reluctant middle-school readers who need a friendlier Lexile with grown-up stakes
- • Families who like books that start real conversations about money and values
Book facts
- Format
- middle grade novel
- Illustration
- none
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