Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Part how-to, part girl-empowerment, and all fun, from the leader of the movement championed by Sheryl Sandberg, Malala Yousafzai, and John Legend.

Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has taught computing skills to and inspired over 40,000 girls across America. Now its founder, Reshma Saujani, wants to inspire you to be a girl who codes! Bursting with dynamic artwork, down-to-earth explanations of coding principles, and real-life stories of girls and women working at places like Pixar and NASA, this graphically animated book shows what a huge role computer science plays in our lives and how much fun it can be. No matter your interest—sports, the arts, baking, student government, social justice—coding can help you do what you love and make your dreams come true. Whether you’re a girl who’s never coded before, a girl who codes, or a parent raising one, this entertaining book, printed in bold two-color and featuring art on every page, will have you itching to create your own apps, games, and robots to make the world a better place.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Why Coding?
Chapter 2 How To Talk To Your Computer
Chapter 3 Putting It All Together
Chapter 4 Getting Started
Chapter 5 Cracking The “Code”
Chapter 6 Debugging
Chapter 7 Video Games
Chapter 8 Digital Art And Design
Chapter 9 Robots
Chapter 10 Websites, Mobile Apps, And Online Security