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A review by aburgess15
Click'd by Tamara Ireland Stone
5.0
This book was amazing! This is the first book that I have read where the primary character is a young girl interested in CODING! Being one of 2 women in my company who do code, I love seeing when there are books, camps, experiences that get girls interested in this amazing field. Ever changing and expanding technology makes the field of software engineering a great field to enter.
My favorite part of the book was seeing that Allie had other interests than just coding. I think too many stereotypes assume that if you code, you sit in a room at home coding as well. Seeing that Allie played on a successful soccer team was exactly what needs to be portrayed to young girls. You can love programming and other things, like soccer, band, hiking, water skiing, take your pick!
My biggest complaint was on page 272:
I think I loved this book so much because I can relate to the main character so well. When I run into a problem with my code, I get obsessed with fixing the issue trying involve only as many people I have to in order to fix it. Usually involving others is a last resort on something I have been working on and cannot solve it myself. Taking my mind off the code by looking at something else or taking a break usually helps. I could totally relate to Allie racing against the clock to solve an issue.
My favorite part of the book was seeing that Allie had other interests than just coding. I think too many stereotypes assume that if you code, you sit in a room at home coding as well. Seeing that Allie played on a successful soccer team was exactly what needs to be portrayed to young girls. You can love programming and other things, like soccer, band, hiking, water skiing, take your pick!
Spoiler
My biggest complaint was on page 272:
"When Emma scored the first point, ... " -- You score goals, not points.
"In the third quarter, Maddie..." -- There are no quarters in soccer (maybe in U8s but not above U10s)! There's a first half and a second half.
I think I loved this book so much because I can relate to the main character so well. When I run into a problem with my code, I get obsessed with fixing the issue trying involve only as many people I have to in order to fix it. Usually involving others is a last resort on something I have been working on and cannot solve it myself. Taking my mind off the code by looking at something else or taking a break usually helps. I could totally relate to Allie racing against the clock to solve an issue.