Secret Coders
First Second
Available: 09/29/15
1 x 2.8 · 96 pages
Ages 8-12 years
9781626720756
CDN $15.99
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Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur Genius" Grant.
Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes!
From graphic novel superstar (and high school computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang comes a wildly entertaining new series that combines logic puzzles and basic programming instruction with a page-turning mystery plot!
This title has Common Core connections.
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Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. He was named a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress in 2016, and advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novelAmerican Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into an original series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novelBoxers & Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel,Dragon Hoops, received an Eisner award and a Printz honor. His other comics work includesSecret Coders(with Mike Holmes),The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), andSuperman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. Mike Holmes has drawn for the comics series Secret Coders, Bravest Warriors, Adventure Time, and the viral art project Mikenesses. His books include theTrue Story collection (2011),This American Drive (2009), andShenanigans. He lives with a cat named Ella, who is his best buddy.
