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resslesa's review against another edition
5.0
Clearly I love a great book about female empowerment, and Girl Code is no exception.
Absolutely awesome! This is my new favorite book and I have bought several copies for my high school library to give to both male and female aspiring coders and any student who needs to be inspired to persevere in the midst of hardships.
This true story is about how two girls, Andrea Gonzales and Sophie Houser, met at a Girls Who Code camp the summer between their junior and senior years of high school. Their alternating chapters share their many experiences as well as their many challenges in the weeks of coding camp, and they explain how they worked together on their final project to break menstrual taboos as well as learn how to write pretty tough code.
Both girls are not perfect, and they explain how they had to overcome shyness and uncertainty. When their game, Tampon Run, went viral, they were offered a number of amazing opportunities, and they talked about the positive and negative aspects of many of them.
I was fascinated by their story and also in the end how it molded but didn't totally shape their decisions about internships after high school, college choices, life choices etc. I also love that the girls themselves read their chapters, so their voices really highlighted their own emotions.
Absolutely awesome! This is my new favorite book and I have bought several copies for my high school library to give to both male and female aspiring coders and any student who needs to be inspired to persevere in the midst of hardships.
This true story is about how two girls, Andrea Gonzales and Sophie Houser, met at a Girls Who Code camp the summer between their junior and senior years of high school. Their alternating chapters share their many experiences as well as their many challenges in the weeks of coding camp, and they explain how they worked together on their final project to break menstrual taboos as well as learn how to write pretty tough code.
Both girls are not perfect, and they explain how they had to overcome shyness and uncertainty. When their game, Tampon Run, went viral, they were offered a number of amazing opportunities, and they talked about the positive and negative aspects of many of them.
I was fascinated by their story and also in the end how it molded but didn't totally shape their decisions about internships after high school, college choices, life choices etc. I also love that the girls themselves read their chapters, so their voices really highlighted their own emotions.
readwithmeemz's review against another edition
4.0
I'm an Indigo Employee, and I received an advanced reading copy of this book from Indigo Books & Music, in exchange for my honest review.
This is a really cool story about two young women (of colour!) who blazed incredible trails in STEM for young women (and especially, young women of colour!) The book is written like a memoir, documenting their stories from when they were just average teens, to their skyrocketing fame and becoming well known names. This book is a great example of how youth do care about social issues, and how they can make a change. These two young women read a Huffington Post article about the abortion vote, turned it into a(viral) game, and blazed a huge trail for women in STEM. Although the writing is very basic and simple - their story is amazing, and I really enjoyed getting to know it (and them) better.
This is a really cool story about two young women (of colour!) who blazed incredible trails in STEM for young women (and especially, young women of colour!) The book is written like a memoir, documenting their stories from when they were just average teens, to their skyrocketing fame and becoming well known names. This book is a great example of how youth do care about social issues, and how they can make a change. These two young women read a Huffington Post article about the abortion vote, turned it into a(viral) game, and blazed a huge trail for women in STEM. Although the writing is very basic and simple - their story is amazing, and I really enjoyed getting to know it (and them) better.
sunshinefalls's review against another edition
4.0
I picked up this book because it's really relevant to my life right now, as I'm currently learning to code through the Kode With Klossy program. It's really interesting how the different anxieties and challenges portrayed in this book RE: the Girls Who Code camp reflected the very experiences I was going through my first days of KWK.
I really enjoyed this light read about Sophie and Andy's experience; I was very impressed with the growth these girls went through during their experience with Tampon Run and beyond. This book also gave me inspiration and hope as I'm also wrestling with the questions every high schooler faces about what to do with the rest of my life.
[I also started my period during the days I was reading this; go figure]
I really enjoyed this light read about Sophie and Andy's experience; I was very impressed with the growth these girls went through during their experience with Tampon Run and beyond. This book also gave me inspiration and hope as I'm also wrestling with the questions every high schooler faces about what to do with the rest of my life.
[I also started my period during the days I was reading this; go figure]
ettegoom's review against another edition
4.0
A lovely memoir by the two girls behind Tampon Run talking about their first steps in working out the answer to the big scary career question. Totally recommended for any young girl interested in computing.
knunderb's review
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
A fantastic, inspiring book for anyone who needs a message about figuring out your dreams and setting out to achieve them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Minor: Rape
raingirlpdx's review against another edition
3.0
Inspirational YA non-fiction. Learned a bit about coding.
capesandcovers's review against another edition
4.0
As someone who heard about Tampon Run way back when it first came out, and loved the concept of it (not to mention playing it), I was pretty interested in this book.
I don't usually read non-fiction, but I really enjoyed how Girl Code read with a dual POV. Both Sophie and Andie were relatable and likable right from the start. Both of them grow so much throughout the book, and I loved how their friendship held them together through all of it.
Now, I know virtually nothing about coding, but I felt like they broke it down into layman's terms really well, without it coming across as condescending. I could follow along with what they were doing throughout the book, and the coding guide in the back is pretty neat.
I loved the feminism throughout this book, it's what drew me to the game in the first place, and I'm glad to see that it stuck around throughout it. Both Andie and Sophie learn and make some really great points about feminism throughout the book, while still coming across as someone you'd know from high school.
This was a really inspirational book, written by two amazing women, and it gave a great look at the tech and coding world. I'd love to see Girl Code used in classrooms, I think that it's a great way to show girls that they can do whatever they put their mind to, and that being a feminist isn't a bad thing at all.
I don't usually read non-fiction, but I really enjoyed how Girl Code read with a dual POV. Both Sophie and Andie were relatable and likable right from the start. Both of them grow so much throughout the book, and I loved how their friendship held them together through all of it.
Now, I know virtually nothing about coding, but I felt like they broke it down into layman's terms really well, without it coming across as condescending. I could follow along with what they were doing throughout the book, and the coding guide in the back is pretty neat.
I loved the feminism throughout this book, it's what drew me to the game in the first place, and I'm glad to see that it stuck around throughout it. Both Andie and Sophie learn and make some really great points about feminism throughout the book, while still coming across as someone you'd know from high school.
This was a really inspirational book, written by two amazing women, and it gave a great look at the tech and coding world. I'd love to see Girl Code used in classrooms, I think that it's a great way to show girls that they can do whatever they put their mind to, and that being a feminist isn't a bad thing at all.
comefromaway's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0