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Sasha Savvy Loves to Code

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About Sasha Savvy Loves To Code

Product Description                           Selected for the Girls of Summer Reading ListSasha 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. Review "Sasha Savvy Loves to Code is here to show little girls that they can program computers for fun and profit." ~ Bustle "Sasha Savvy Loves to Code is sure to be a huge boost for young girls interested in STEM..." ~ Blavity "Sasha Savvy Loves to Code will have any young girl intrigued about STEM and wanting to further develop their skills in this arena...My own 9-year-old daughter found this to be an engaging and enjoyable book and it was a pleasure to hear her read it; especially the inflections in her voice as she immersed herself in the characters."~ Natalie Foxwell, Urban Family: Shanghai"Sasha Savvy is here to teach girls that coding the world is a "girl thing" too! ~ Emory Brown, Beneath the Brand, Talent Zoo "It's a fun and fast read and might encourage kids who are intimidated by technology to give it a try (or adults for that matter). Even I felt like I could handle it after reading this." ~ Jamie Sumner, parent.com"Sasha Ariel Alston brilliantly illuminates how much representation matters and why it is so important that the tech world be safe, diverse, and inclusive for all."~ Elizabeth Mosley, Ed.M, Policy Equity Advocate for Diversity & Inclusion About the Author Sasha A. Alston is the author of the groundbreaking children's book, Sasha Savvy Loves to Code. Sasha Savvy Starts it Up is the second book in the series with a focus on entrepreneurship. Sasha is a well sought-after Speaker that encourages youth to explore educational and career opportunities in STEM. She has appeared on Good Morning America, been featured in Forbes, Huff Post, the Atlantic, and Black Enterprise. She has inspired girls to dream big in Disney, Google, Snapchat, Amazon, & Facebook initiatives and won several awards for her outstanding accomplishments. A 2020 graduate of Pace University's Lubin School of Business with a degree in Information Systems, she is also the Founder & CEO of Sasha Ariel Ventures LLC. Currently she resides in Washington, DC.