Emmy in the Key of Code
by:
Aimee Lucido (author)
In a new city, at a new school, twelve-year-old Emmy has never felt more out of tune. Things start to look up when she takes her first coding class, unexpectedly connecting with the material—and Abigail, a new friend—through a shared language: music. But when Emmy gets bad news about their...
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In a new city, at a new school, twelve-year-old Emmy has never felt more out of tune. Things start to look up when she takes her first coding class, unexpectedly connecting with the material—and Abigail, a new friend—through a shared language: music. But when Emmy gets bad news about their computer teacher, and finds out Abigail isn’t being entirely honest about their friendship, she feels like her new life is screeching to a halt. Despite these obstacles, Emmy is determined to prove one thing: that, for the first time ever, she isn’t a wrong note, but a musician in the world's most beautiful symphony.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780358040828 (0358040825)
Publish date: 2019-09-24
Publisher: Versify
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
I rarely enjoy children's books, but I thought this was very clever. It's a narrative poem that combines a story about a young girl trying to fit into a new school, and computer coding as a form of music. It's a quick read. The layout means there aren't many words on most of the 393 pages, but it is...
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