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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, 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 a high school senior who will graduate with the Science & Technology distinction. She simultaneously takes college courses. She will major in computer science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she received a full academic scholarship and enrollment in the Honors program. Gabrielle is a recipient of the $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship which brings her scholarship offer total to $389,000. Gabrielle is the president of two chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers Jr. and an AP Scholar. Very active in her school community, she is the head of the National Honor Society's In-School Committee and an engaged participant in several clubs, including Girls Who Code, International Thespian Society, and the Theatre Department. The senior class voted her "Most Likely to Become President." Gabrielle desires to inspire youth to pursue STEM courses and careers. To that end, she hosted STEM games for underprivileged youth at the Women of Color in STEM conference in Detroit, MI. She is also the author of That Star Spangled Banner: The War, the Flag, and the National Anthem, written when she was just ten years old. Gabrielle is a resident of Mitchellville, MD.
