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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2015 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–8—A mysterious school, transition to mastery, and an exciting new language run through this excellent new graphic novel. But it's not magic wands that dictate the new characters' skills —it's coding. Hopper, an enthusiastic 12-year-old girl (named after programmer Grace Hopper), has just started school at the creepy Stately Academy. After getting in a fight that involves "lung pudding" (a loogie!) with Eni (based on NBA star Chris Bosh), Hopper and Eni become friends while unraveling the secrets of the schoo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2015
Creepy birds, locked doors, a crazy janitor. Stately Academy looks more like a haunted house than a school—at least to twelve-year-old newcomer and narrator Hopper. But she soon finds a like-minded ally in basketball star Eni. With a crucial assist from Hopper's earrings (which are shaped like 7s), Eni discovers that Stately's strange birds are actually robots whose eyes display binary numbers. Nosing around campus, Hopper and Eni then find a program...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Stately Academy looks more like a haunted house than a school--at least to twelve-year-old newcomer and narrator Hopper. But she finds...Log In or Sign Up to Read More