Books in Power Coders series

After his Young Entrepreneur's Club meeting, Power Coder Peter is thinking more about million-dollar business deals than coding. He excitedly tells Naya, Grace, and Tommy several ideas he's come up with and presses the Power Coders to help him invent a killer app. Although they discuss a wide range of ideas, some practical and some downright goofy, nothing really clicks. Only when a major scheduling conflict threatens the very existence of the Power Coders Club does necessity prove to be the mother of invention for the creation of a best-selling app.

Power Coder Grace is detailed-oriented. It shows in her coding work as well as in her job as the copyeditor of the school's online newspaper. When a new student journalist submits an article about Coach Jenkins and his star running back Henry Lewis, Grace can tell that something doesn't smell right about the facts. She enlists the help of her fellow Power Coders to fact-check sources and reverse search photographs in the article. Thanks to their tech savvy, fake news doesn't stand a chance at Newton High with the Power Coders.

Power Coder Naya loves coding, but she loves reading, too. When the younger students she tutors struggle with reading, Naya enlists the Power Coders to help her figure out how to use technology to track their progress and to help them fall in love with reading and writing. After testing a number of platforms and tools, the Power Coders convince Principal Gordon to get a subscription to Rosen-Lightsail. Naya's strategy works better than she could have imagined, especially when the kids read a mysterious poem that sparks their curiosity. In this exciting coding adventure, Naya, her students, and the Power Coders use tech tools to discover the identity of this gifted poet.

Naya, Peter, Grace, and Tommy are back with more thrilling Power Coder adventures. Whether they are building robots or battling fake news, the Power Coders approach every task with inquisitiveness, confidence, and comedy. This set was designed to educate readers about a range of coding topics as well as to entertain with humorous scenarios and developments. The charming illustrations are sure to pull in readers, and they'll also help students better understand the carefully crafted coding problems the Power Coders set out to solve. Features include: Introduces essential computational thinking concepts in an enjoyable and engaging manner. Colorful illustrations, familiar characters, manageable texts, and witty dialogue maintain readers' interest. Diagrams, charts, graphs, and tables support the narratives.