Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker. They 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, things start to get out of control, and Belch becomes much more powerful than they ever imagined. Now the kids are in a race against their own creation, and the loser could end up in jail...or worse!
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Simon & Schuster .
Dan Gutman has written many weird books for kids. He lives in New Jersey (a very weird place) with his weird wife and two weird children.
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
North Carolina Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.
Maine Student Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-8 category by the Maine Student Book Award.
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award.
Delaware Diamonds Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Delaware Diamonds Award.
Virginia Readers Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Elementary category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.
Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.
Golden Sower Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Golden Sower Award.
Massachusetts Book Award
This book was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award.
Sasquatch Award
This book was recognised by the Sasquatch Award.
Young Hoosier Book Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.
Nene Award
This book was recognised by the Nene Award.
