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  <read_at>Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Four kids all have a last name that begins with a D so they are called the D Squad. One of the D Squad members, Brenton says he has a homework machine and so all the squad members go over to his house and use the homework machine. Can they keep their secret? Or will someone find out?<br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a good one that I'd recomend for kids ages 10-12. 'The Homework Machine' by Dan Gutman takes you on a sort of sci-fi adventure, when Sam, Brenton, Judy, and Kelsy find out that Brenton has invented a homework machine they nickname Belch. You see Brenton was different from the day he wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44388080">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are many reasons I feel little other than contempt for this book. It seems like it was written in the 50s--and not in a good way. &quot;The police lady&quot;?? Women who are police officers are called... let's see... *police officers* here in the 21st century. Also, here in the 21st Century a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44108303">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[(Genre:Children's Fiction) This was another one that we listened to on CD as a family. After starting the story, I almost didn't continue because of the messages that these kids were sending during their narratives (and because my children we listening, too). But my kids encouraged us to go on and s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71303088">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was very unique and enjoyable to read. I think how the author put the book in a interview style was very creative.  It worked out because they were getting interviewed while telling the whole story at the same time.  I liked how two of the characters were kind of smarty pants and the other...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52477639">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't resist picking it up at the book fair - seems like an updated version of some classic that I read as a kid. A bit cliche but suspenseful telling by complex kids and adult. The &quot;do your homework&quot; moralizing is expected, but the best part is how it ties into the meaty subplot abou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59103605">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It talk of foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School.<br/>They make The D Squad. The school is made up of a Geek, a class clown, a teachers pet, and a slacker. They are bound together by one very big secret &quot;The Homework Machine&quot;. Because the machine, code named Belch, is doing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78547650">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Molly had to read this for school, so I did too. It was pretty good. She just thought it was boring, boring, boring. It was very different in its style--you had to work hard to get a feeling for the characters because there is no background narration, just the characters' words. <br/>We have to do a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49055340">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought it was a good story- I felt for reluctant readers- it might be hard to follow. Each chapter is written in the voice of a different character, so the plot moves forward then back then to a different point of view. <br/><br/>( I read books with reluctant readers in mind- because my sons do...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57336306">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My 5th grade teacher read this one to me too. It is about four kids that invent a homework machine that does all the work for them. They had to each write one letter of the alphabet. They would always get a couple wrong on purpose. In the end, people started to find out so they had to get rid of the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72347589">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hope you will not fall asleep reading the review!This book is really amazing!!It is about four kids in school(two brains and two jocks)they became friends and the started to hangout almost everyday after school.You see the chinese looking boy?(brenton)and do you see the negro girl(judy). they are go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19497488">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a totally cute book. Four very different kids (2 brains, the class clown, and the independent, alternative girl) get stuck sitting together in their fifth grade class, and eventually become friends over their homework machine, a computer that does their homework for them. <br/><br/>The st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4853420">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[On that fateful first day of fifth grade, Kelsey, Judy, Brenton and Snik were assigned to work as a group throughout the year. They named themselves the &quot;D Squad&quot; because all of their last names start with D. When Brenton lets it slip that he has invented a machine to do his homework, Judy...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15062705">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good choice for a Iowa Children's Choice. I really liked the format of the book. Gutman used numerous characters perspectives to help tell the story of a small group of 4 students who come together to protect their secret...they have a homework machine! The four students, their teacher, other studen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70368681">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this for my mother/daughter book club. Would not recommend and not sure why it recieved good reviews. I will have to go back and re-read them but my initial thoughts after finishing this title is that I cared for none of the characters, did not believe the events that happened in the story and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58928917">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Multi-voice format works well here as a group of 4 extremely different 5th grade students who discover friendship while engaging in a somewhat nefarious scheme.  Clever idea - I had been hesitant because of Danny Dunn - but I thoroughly enjoyed this quick read.  Good for reluctant readers, boys espe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69467071">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Has Dan Gutman ever been to Arizona? Does he know anyone in the US Air Force? Has he been to the Grand Canyon?<br/>The answer to all of these questions has to be &quot;NO!&quot; or his book would be much more entertaning - and reaslistic.<br/>The story is strange, the setting is unbeleiveable, the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70659822">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first, my students really didn't want me to choose this as a read aloud because it was confusing to keep the characters straight. I made a flipchart to decipher the characters attributes, and that seemed to work perfectly. The kids really liked this one...I liked that this machine brought them cl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38777603">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ in this book there are these kids and they are in a group when they never known each other and they came together with the idea of coming up with the homework machine. it gives them the right answers by using their handwritting. two of the students never turn in their home work so the teacher get s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32520426">more...</a>]]></body>
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