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    The Homework Machine
    The Homework Machine
    The Homework Machine
    Audiobook3 hours

    The Homework Machine

    Written by Dan Gutman

    Narrated by Cherise Boothe, Julia Gibson, Norm Lee and

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    Dan Gutman, the prolific author of over 60 popular books for children and young adults, vividly imagines what is surely every put-upon school kid's dream: a machine that does homework for them-error free!When four unlikely friends become dependent on this marvelous device, they'll soon learn that cheating always has its consequences-including legal trouble. No matter what happens, their best bet is to stick together. "A dramatic and thought-provoking story with a strong message about honesty." -School Library Journal, starred review
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 26, 2007
    ISBN9781428199149
    Author

    Dan Gutman

    Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 35 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife. You can visit him online at dangutman.com.

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    • 1/5
      Four unlikely schoolmates bond over a homework machine. I had to read this book for Battle of the Books and didn't care for it at all. For one thing, the story is completely improbable. Secondly, it flips from perspective to perspective (within very few pages) and that makes the story extremely choppy. Also, a serious tragedy happens to one of the kids and I didn't like the way the book dealt with it at all.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      A delightful story about four students who bond over shared experiences and of course, the use of a homework machine. An interesting look into the different types of people in the world. Written as if dictated to a police report. Appropriate for fourth grade and up...

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is a great book word word word word word

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      i think it's a good book for people who don't like to read!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The D Squad has a really big secret. They have

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Brenten, Sam, Kelsey and Judy were about to get into trouble because of the homework machine, but they wasn't in the big trouble as they thought. It was very mysterious because it was mixed of mystery and realistic and also it was not one person telling the one story but many people took turn to talk about what happened.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It was awesome I would recommend it thumbs up

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The Homework Machine is a story about 4 very different 5th grade students who create and use a homework machine to complete their assignments. The book is a chapter book aimed at children in grades 4-6. There are a few complaints and concerns about racy language that Gutman uses, including use of words like “crap” and “sucks” but upon reading the book I found these concerns to be a bit overblown. The book is well written as it takes the viewpoint of several narrators simultaneously. The timing of the book is after the whole ordeal is over and the students recall their journey over the past year. I would recommend keeping this book on the shelves for 4th graders and above.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Four classmates who don't have much in common start spending a lot of time together when one of them creates a computer program that can do their homework. Sounds like a great invention, but the four find out that "no homework" isn't all it's cracked up to be.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I read this aloud to my older son (who will be in 4th grade in the fall). We both LOVED it. The story is told from the perspective of four 5th grade students (as well as an occasional aside from their teacher, moms, and other adults). I've seen books in which each chapter is told from a different perspective, but in this book, Gutman jumps between perspectives throughout each chapter. Sometimes a character only contributes a sentence or two before another jumps in. The format had the potential to be somewhat distracting, but Gutman pulled it off beautifully. We felt like we got to know each of the kids very well. Each was distinct, and the story of the homework machine could not have been told as effectively without each of their unique perspectives.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It is a creative book.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
       The D squad, Judy a brainy, Brenton, a geek, Sam Snikwad and a Kelsey who dyes her hair pink and pierces her belly button. They have a special connection which makes their grades go up, Up, UP! And it's the Homework Machine...

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Sam, Brenton, Judy and Kelesy have a secret about Belch the homework machine. 

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Not bad. Initially, I didn't like how quickly the story shifted perspectives, I thought that this made it difficult to identify with any particular character. However, after the first couple chapters the story and the depth of its characters unfolded. The coming together of these unlikely friends created an intriguing and fun dynamic alongside the magical (or maybe not so magical in this tech-age) idea of a homework machine. Overall I think it's a good read, despite it's dalliances into the politics of war, and racial stereotypes.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This book was very good it was funny at the end whene the man comes to the door and Kelsey starts to scream. I like the book because it was funny and interesting.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      So, this book has the potential to be awesome, but it wasn’t selling it for me. I have a couple of main problems:

      It’s pointless. The moral is something about how kids should suck it up and do their homework or they’re bad kids. That’s nice /s

      It’s confusing. I got used to the chapters being told with different POVs throughout the book, and I didn’t care for that at all! I think it spent more time saying “name” “grade” than telling the actual story.

      It’s sad (spoilers) one of the kid’s father died in the book!! And there was no good reason for it!!!!!!

      There’s a love trope that they just threw in there with no reason! There are two main guys and two main girls and guess what? Each guy gets a girl! Big whoop. Didn’t see that one coming! /s

      Anyway, the plot before it all went for dog poo was pretty decent so I’ll give it two stars, but it wasn’t what I expected from the rest of the positive reviews.