Padma Wulandari

The Cool Code (The Cool Code, 1)

Book by Deirdre Langeland

DETAILS

Publisher : Clarion Books (November 8, 2022) Language : English Paperback : 224 pages ISBN-10 : 0358549310 ISBN-13 : 978-0358549314 Reading age : 8 - 12 years Grade level : 3 - 7 Item Weight : 14.2 ounces , In this funny and heartfelt slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller, when coding whiz Zoey goes from homeschooled to new school, she develops an app to help her make friends. Will the Cool Code help Zoey fit in? Or will it completely crash her social life? In an attempt to fit in, Zoey develops an app called the Cool Code with a cute llama avatar that will tell her everything from what to say to what to wear based on pop culture algorithms she’s uploaded. But when the app gives her ridiculous advice, awkwardness and hilarity ensues. With a few upgrades and a bit of debugging from the coding club, the app actually works—Zoey gets  really  popular . . . and gets her pulled in all kinds of directions, including away from her real friends. Life’s most complicated choices. . . is there a code for that? Read more

REVIEW

I always admire all the work an author and artist put into organizing an entire story in panels and logical sequence pages. Congrats on this project. Imagine that your first day of school ever is at a middle school. Home school teen is sent to a school for the first time. She is a great student, clever but lacking a lot of social practice. The first day is a nightmare, so much she is not used to it. But what if she is so good at coding that she comes up with an app that can make sense of and give tips to survive middle school? A lot happens, she actually finds those who have the same interests as her. I love the app's funny glitches and how bossy it becomes. But maybe the app is not the solution. Lesson: find your way, don't be afraid to try, make mistakes and try again About the art, the color scheme is a bit muddy and gloomy.

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