The Homework Machine
By Dan Gutman
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About The Book
DOING HOMEWORK BECOMES A THING OF THE PAST
The unlikely foursome made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker -- Brenton, Sam "Snick,", Judy and Kelsey, respectively, -- are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attracting a lot of attention. And attention is exactly what you don't want when you are keeping a secret.
Before long, members of the D Squad, as they are called at school are getting strange Instant Messages from a shady guy named Milner; their teacher, Miss Rasmussen, is calling private meetings with each of them and giving them pop tests that they are failing; and someone has leaked the possibility of a homework machine to the school newspaper. Just when the D Squad thinks things can't get any more out of control, Belch becomes much more powerful than they ever imagined. Soon the kids are in a race against their own creation, and the loser could end up in jail...or worse!
The unlikely foursome made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker -- Brenton, Sam "Snick,", Judy and Kelsey, respectively, -- are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attracting a lot of attention. And attention is exactly what you don't want when you are keeping a secret.
Before long, members of the D Squad, as they are called at school are getting strange Instant Messages from a shady guy named Milner; their teacher, Miss Rasmussen, is calling private meetings with each of them and giving them pop tests that they are failing; and someone has leaked the possibility of a homework machine to the school newspaper. Just when the D Squad thinks things can't get any more out of control, Belch becomes much more powerful than they ever imagined. Soon the kids are in a race against their own creation, and the loser could end up in jail...or worse!
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (March 1, 2006)
- Length: 160 pages
- ISBN13: 9780689876783
- Ages: 8 - 12
Awards and Honors
- ILA/CBC Children's Choices
- Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominee (MN)
- Booklist Editors' Choice
- South Carolina Picture Book Award Nominee
- Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee
- Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee (IN)
- Indian Paintbrush Book Award Nominee (WY)
- Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
- Nutmeg Book Award Nominee (CT)
- Colorado Children's Book Award Master List
- Child Magazine's Guide to Top Books, Videos and Software of the Year
- Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award Master List
- Volunteer State Book Award Nominee (TN)
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award List
- Prairie Pasque Award Nominee (SD)
- Land of Enchantment RoadRunner Award Nominee (NM)
- Nene Award Nominee (HI)
- Sunshine State Young Readers' Award List (FL)
- Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominee
- Golden Sower Award (NE)
- Sasquatch Book Award Nominee (WA)
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