Girl Code // Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done

Fans of funny and inspiring books like MayaVan WagenensPopularand Caroline PaulsGutsy Girlwill love hearing about Andrea Andy Gonzales and Sophie Housers journey from average teens to powerhouses.

Through the success of their videogame,Andy and Sophie got unprecedented access to some of the biggest start-ups and tech companies, and now theyre sharing what theyve seen. Their video game and their commitment to inspiring young women have been covered by the Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, CNN,Teen Vogue, Jezebel, theTodayshow,and many more.

Get ready for an inside look at the tech industry, the true power of coding, and some of the amazing women who are shaping the world. Andy and Sophie reveal not only what theyve learned about opportunities in science and technology but also the true value of discovering your own voice and creativity.

Andrea “Andy” Gonzales is a graduate of Hunter College High School and is now attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Robertson Scholar. The summer before her freshman year of high school, Andy started learning to code. Since then, she’s been passionate about computer science and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). When Andy attended Girls Who Code, she learned the power of working with other girls, and that led to the creation of the video gameTampon Run, which she co-built with Sophie Houser.Tampon Run‘s success exceeded all expectations, and Andy was thrown into a world outside of her high school. Beyond her passion for computer science, Andy is a music, comic book, and video game enthusiast. She looks forward to remaining an active advocate for women in computer science.

Sophie Houser is a student at Brown University who learned to code at the Girls Who Code summer program. As her final project she co-created a game calledTampon Runwith Andrea Gonzales to break down the menstrual taboo in society. The game went viral, throwing her into the limelight of the press, the public, and the tech world. In addition to coding, Sophie also enjoys laughing with her friends, wearing socks with interesting patterns, and Photoshopping funny scenes. She is pursuing all of these passions as well as many more at college and beyond.

• Publisher:HarperCollins; Illustrated edition (March 6, 2018)
• Language:English
• Paperback: 304 pages
• ISBN-10: 9780062472472
• ISBN-13:9780062472472
• Reading age:13 – 17 years
• Grade level:8 – 9
• Item Weight:9.5 ounces
• Dimensions:5.31 x 0.68 x 8 inches