Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World
No. of pages 176
Published: 2017
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This book is part of a book series called Girls Who Code .
This book has been graded for interest at 11-17 years.
There are 176 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2017 by Ebury Publishing .
Reshma Saujani is the founder and CEO of GirlsWhoCode and the former Deputy Public Advocate of New York City. She has been featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, along with many other media outlets.
This book is in the following series:
"Reshma Saujani and Girls Who Code are changing the face of tech, one girl at a time. This book is an invitation for every girl to join the movement for a more equal and better future" * Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and bestselling author of LEAN IN *
"I don't know how to code but this book has inspired me to learn. I encourage all girls to read this book and be empowered to change the world through technology" * Malala Yousafzai, Student, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder of the Malala Fund *
"I truly believe that technology can inspire and empower our daughters to be great leaders and visionaries. I'm glad this book exists to show them the way" * John Legend *
"Girls deserve the opportunity to fall in love with computers. This book, which makes computer science accessible, clear, and engaging, will help provide it. And it won't be just girls who benefit" * Melinda Gates, philanthropist *
"Girls Who Code is empowering young women to become the next generation of leaders in technology" * Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Square and Twitter *
