Description
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.Author: Gene Luen Yang
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: First Second
Published: 09/29/2015
Series: Secret Coders #1
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781626720756
Audience: 08 - 11
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 175360 / Secret Coders
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 59
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015 pg. 137
Publishers Weekly 06/15/2015
Booklist 08/01/2015 pg. 49
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2015 pg. 94
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2015 pg. 174
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average
About the Author
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress's fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & 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 works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), as well as Superman 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 Bravest Warriors, Adventure Time, Secret Coders, and the viral art project Mikenesses. His books include the True Story collection (2011), This American Drive (2009), and Shenanigans. He lives with a cat named Ella, who is his best buddy.