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Who Wants to Be a Billionaire

Colin Thompson (2010)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Floods #9
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.83

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Manipulation

Synopsis

"The world is in a recession and millions of people have lost millions of dollars. And just when things are about to get even worse, Quicklime College sets up its Summer School in New York to take control of the world's financial markets. Being witches and wizards, of course, the Floods are bound to do a better job than humans. Millions of people will probably lose millions more dollars, but it will all work out fine in the the end. Well, for the Floods, anyway. Hey, come on. They're witches and wizards, not some sort of charity"--Page 4 of cover.

Is Who Wants to Be a Billionaire appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Witches and wizards manipulate financial markets in this humorous middle-grade fantasy that satirizes economic greed. Contains magical mischief and morally ambiguous protagonists but no violence, romance, or inappropriate language.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include manipulation.

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy the funny premise of magical kids taking over Wall Street and causing chaos in the adult world.

Tags

Humorous FantasySatirical FictionUrban Fantasy