Title: The Homework Machine
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0689876785
Starred review in: Kirkus (2-1-06)
Review: Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker -- is how the annotation for the book starts and it's one of the problems I have with this book. The four kids who are the main characters of this book are all stereotypes and nothing but stereotypes. Add to that loose ends all over the place at the end of the book and a concept that kids might love, but isn't at all realistic. I'm all for fantasy, but this book didn't fit that either. The idea was interesting and I'm sure that it will be a fast, popular read with kids, but so are Animorphs and Babysitter's Club books.
Reviewed by: Latricia B., TENA
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