Codi Can Code and You Can Too
Imagine Designing and Building Your Own Video Games
Codi 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, do 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 and IT who have inspired her.
Codi’s story will motivate you to learn to code, dream big, and believe in yourself. Also included in this book are challenging games such as cryptograms, puzzles, and Sudoku along with relaxing coloring book pages of some Codi’s heroes in STEM. Read Codi Can Code and You Can Too and take that bold step, today! For ages 7 -12
Gabrielle Stewart is an African-American high school senior in a Science & Technology program, who is dually enrolled in college, and plans to major in computer science. Gabby is the president of two chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers 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.