Secret Coders: Paths & Portals - (Secret Coders, 2) by Gene Luen Yang (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Hopper and Eni are back in the second volume of the exciting new computer-programming series by New York Times-bestselling author Gene Luen Yang.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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. <p/>There's something lurking beneath the surface of Stately Academy--literally. In a secret underground classroom Hopper, Eni, and Josh discover that the campus was once home to the Bee School, an institute where teachers, students, and robots worked together to unravel the mysteries of coding. Hopper and her friends are eager to follow in this tradition and become top-rate coders. But why are Principal Dean and the rugby team suddenly so interested in their extracurricular activities? <p/>From graphic novel superstar (and high school computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang comes the second volume of Secret Coders, <i>Paths & Portals</i>, a wildly entertaining new series that combines logic puzzles and basic programming instruction with a page-turning mystery plot! <p/>This title has Common Core connections.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Gene Yang brings computer coding to life. --<i>Entertainment Weekly</i> <p/>Gene Luen Yang's talent is prodigious, his enthusiasm contagious....Even this confirmed technophobe was ready to learn coding. --Katherine Applegate, author of <i>Crenshaw</i> and <i>The One and Only Ivan</i> <p/>Well-rounded, informative, and gamelike, this will appeal to plenty of graphic-novel fans. --<i>Booklist</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Gene Luen Yang</b> has written and drawn many comics, including the hit <i>Avatar: The Last Airbender</i> series.<i>American Born Chinese</i> was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. He also won the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> Book Prize for <i>Boxers & Saints</i>. Yang lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. <p/><b>Mike Holmes</b> has drawn for the comics series Bravest Warriors, <i>Adventure Time</i>, and the viral art project Mikenesses. His books include the <i>True Story</i> collection (2011), <i>This American Drive</i> (2009), and <i>Shenanigans</i>. He lives with a cat named Ella, who is his best buddy.</p>
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