Codi Can Code and You Can Too

Imagine Designing and Building Your Own Video GamesCodi loved playing video games but with three brothers and one television, she often just watched her brothers play for hours. Then one day, she had a brilliant idea: why not make my own video game?

Follow Codi's journey and see how she made her dream come true. Have fun as you learn the steps to achieving any goal: organize, research, and put a plan into action. And while you are at it, meet Codi's heroes, some of the brilliant African-American women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and IT who have inspired her such as Katherine Johnson.

Codi's story will motivate you to learn to code, dream big, and believe in yourself. Also included are challenging games such as cryptograms, puzzles, math blocks, and Sudoku along with relaxing coloring book pages of some of Codi's heroes in STEM. This book is great for both black history and women's history. Be encouraged to dream big! Read Codi Can Code and You Can Too and take that bold step, today!

Gabrielle Stewart is an African-American high school senior in the Science & Technology program, who is dually enrolled in college. She plans to major in computer science in college. She is the founder and president of Holla.Club, a worldwide microblogging site, where users can post, interact, and "holla" using text and video messages. Gabby is the president of two chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers chapter, and is a member of the National Honor Society, Girls Who Code, International Thespian Society, and the Theatre Department. She is the recent recipient of the Maryland Affiliate Rising Star of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing and an AP Scholar. She is also the author of That Star Spangled Banner, written when she was just ten years old.