Paths & Portals
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Chapter Book · Graphic novel · Ages 8–11 · 2016 · Est. 1 hour read

Paths & Portals

By Gene Luen Yang, Mike Holmes (Illustrator)

Book #2 in the Secret Coders series

A group of students discover a hidden underground classroom and learn to code from a mysterious teacher.

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92 pages· 6,048 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Hopper, Eni, and Josh uncover a hidden classroom beneath Stately Academy, once home to the mysterious Bee School. As they dive into coding mysteries, they face unexpected interest from Principal Dean and the rugby team. What secrets lie beneath the surface, and why are their activities drawing attention? Join them in a thrilling journey of logic puzzles, programming, and intrigue, where every discovery leads to more questions. Can they unravel the truth before it's too late?

From the publisher

Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what’s popularly known as the MacArthur Genius Grant. There’s something lurking beneath the surface of Stately Academy–literally. In a secret underground classroom Hopper, Eni, and Josh discover that the campus was once home to the Bee School, an institute where teachers, students, and robots worked together to unravel the mysteries of coding. Hopper and her friends are eager to follow in this tradition and become top-rate coders. But why are Principal Dean and the rugby team suddenly so interested in their extracurricular activities? From graphic novel superstar (and high school computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang comes the second volume of Secret Coders, Paths & Portals, a wildly entertaining new series that combines logic puzzles and basic programming instruction with a page-turning mystery plot! This title has Common Core connections.

At a glance
Format
Pages
92
Words
6,048
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
GN430L
Themes & topics
Books about AmericaBooks about computersBooks about schoolBooks about technologyBooks about coding and programming
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.2
F&P level
~L
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
182430
Publication
Published
August 30, 2016
Publisher
First Second
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9781626720763

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