Girl Code by Andrea Gonzales
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2017 Perfect for aspiring coders everywhere, Girl Code is the story of two teenage tech phenoms who met at Girls Who Code summer camp, teamed up to create a viral video game, and ended up becoming world famous.
"Brilliantly funny.. Readers seeking a factual title about enterprising teens creating solutions to social problems will find Andrea and Sophie's story inspirational" -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Tech-centered empowerment for those who feel voiceless." -- Kirkus Reviews "[Andrea and Sophie's] intelligence, humanity, creativity, seriousness of purpose, and humor will stick with readers, and inspire them." -- Publishers Weekly "Gonzales's and Houser's writing styles are conversational and work well to dispel the aura of inaccessibility that often surrounds works on technology... Inspiring and hopeful; a great addition to libraries with novice and expert coders alike" -- School Library Journal "A good text to add to STEM shelves needing female-centered information." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Andrea "Andy" Gonzales is a graduate of Hunter College High School and is now attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Robertson Scholar. The summer before her freshman year of high school, Andy started learning to code. Since then, she's been passionate about computer science and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). When Andy attended Girls Who Code, she learned the power of working with other girls, and that led to the creation of the video game Tampon Run, which she co-built with Sophie Houser. Tampon Run's success exceeded all expectations, and Andy was thrown into a world outside of her high school. Beyond her passion for computer science, Andy is a music, comic book, and video game enthusiast. She looks forward to remaining an active advocate for women in computer science. Sophie Houser is a student at Brown University who learned to code at the Girls Who Code summer program. As her final project she co-created a game called Tampon Run with Andrea Gonzales to break down the menstrual taboo in society. The game went viral, throwing her into the limelight of the press, the public, and the tech world. In addition to coding, Sophie also enjoys laughing with her friends, wearing socks with interesting patterns, and Photoshopping funny scenes. She is pursuing all of these passions as well as many more at college and beyond.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780062472502 |
| ISBN 10 | 006247250X |
| Title | Girl Code |
| Author | Andrea Gonzales |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2017-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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