The first in the Girls Who Code chapter book series, The Friendship Code introduces readers to the basics of coding while also showing how friendships can grow between people with similar interests. The four girls featured on the cover of the book are very different. They are from various ethnic backgrounds, two different grade levels, and all have different strengths. Sophia is great at sports, Maya writes a fashion advice column, while Erin is great at acting/singing/dancing. Lucy is the protagonist that we follow throughout the narrative, and she has joined the coding club at school to create an app that will help her uncle, who has cancer. But all the students in the club are frustrated when their first meeting seems to be all about how to make a peanut butter sandwich. It takes a while for the kids to see that the teacher is helping them learn the basics like input, output, variables, and loops through unplugged activities. As they work through various assignments, they also learn to form friendships and help each other out.
For readers who enjoy stories about school and friendship, this has plenty of those elements to satisfy. And for those interested in coding, it is a good introduction to the basics as they read about Lucy's group and their attempts to figure out the point of all the activities. Great for grades 2-5.
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