The Homework Machine -- Dan Gutman

<b>DOING HOMEWORK BECOMES A THING OF THE PAST</b> <p/> 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. <p/> 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!<br><br><b>Author:</b> Dan Gutman<br><b>Publisher:</b> Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 03/01/2006<br><b>Pages:</b> 160<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.60lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.80d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780689876783<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.8<br><b>Point Value:</b> 4<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middl