Sasha Savvy Loves to Code

by Sasha Ariel Alston, Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)

Overview

Sasha Savvy Loves to Code is an early reader chapter book (ages 7-10). The main character, Sasha Savvy, is a super smart 10-year old African-American girl, who lives in Washington, DC. Sasha must choose which class to take for summer camp. Her mom discovers that the camp is offering a new class for girls on how to code. Sasha thinks this will be boring and doesn’t believe that she is good at computer stuff. Despite this, she decides to give it a chance and convinces her best friends Gabby Reyes and Ashley Webster, to attend the coding camp with her. Sasha’s mom, a Software Developer, gives her a unique formula to help her remember how to code but will it be enough to get her through a challenging first day of camp with bugs everywhere, computing errors, that is.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997135428
Publisher:	Gold Fern Press
Publication date:	06/02/2017
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	44
Sales rank:	440,739
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.01(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Sasha Ariel Alston is the debut author of the children's book, Sasha Savvy Loves to Code. From Washington, DC, she is a college student majoring in Information Systems at Pace University in New York City. With ninet successful internships in the tech and business industries, she is a sought-after speaker and thought leader. Sasha has appeared on Good Morning America, been featured in Forbes, Huff Post, Role Model Magazine, & Black Enterprise, and inspired girls to dream big in Disney, Google, Snapchat, and Yahoo initiatives. Sasha has won several awards, among them - 2018 Futurist by The Root magazine, Her Campus 22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women and Pace University 30 under 30 Difference Maker. Follow Sasha on Twitter and Instagram @TheStemQueen.

Award-winning illustrator Vanessa Brantley Newton was born during the Civil Rights movement, and attended school in Newark, NJ. She was part of a diverse, tight-knit community and learned the importance of acceptance and empowerment at early age. The book Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats was the first time she saw herself in a children's book. It was a defining moment in her life, and has made her into the artist she is today. As an illustrator, Vanessa includes children of all ethnic backgrounds in her stories and artwork. She wants all children to see their unique experiences reflected in the books they read, so they can feel the same sense of empowerment and recognition she experienced as a young reader. Vanessa celebrates self-love and acceptance of all cultures through her work, and hopes to inspire young readers to find their own voices.