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Secret Coders

A six-book middle-grade series where seventh graders Hopper and Eni uncover a secret coding school and use real programming concepts to solve the mysteries of their strange new academy.

Secret Coders
First Second

02/26/19

Secret Coders

Authors: Gene Luen Yang

Illustrators: Mike Holmes

Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students.

Secret Coders: Paths & Portals
First Second

02/26/19

Secret Coders: Paths & Portals

Authors: Gene Luen Yang

Illustrators: Mike Holmes

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?

Secret Coders: Secrets & Sequences
First Second

02/26/19

Secret Coders: Secrets & Sequences

Authors: Gene Luen Yang

Illustrators: Mike Holmes

Stately Academy is no ordinary school: it was once home to an elite institute where teachers, students, and robots worked together to unravel the mysteries of coding. Hopper, Eni, and Josh won’t rest until they’ve learned the whole story, but they aren’t the only ones interested in the school’s past. Principal Dean is hot on their trail, demanding that the coders turn over their most powerful robot. Dean may be a creep, but he’s nothing compared to the guy who’s really in charge: a green-skinned coding genius named Professor One-Zero.

Secret Coders: Robots & Repeats
First Second

02/26/19

Secret Coders: Robots & Repeats

Authors: Gene Luen Yang

Illustrators: Mike Holmes

Dr. One-Zero has added a new class to Stately Academy’s curriculum. But in “Advanced Chemistry,” they only teach one lesson: how to make Green Pop! While their classmates are manufacturing this dangerous soda, the Coders uncover a clue that may lead them to Hopper’s missing dad. Is it time to use Professor Bee’s most powerful weapon: the Turtle of Light?

Secret Coders: Potions & Parameters
First Second

02/26/19

Secret Coders: Potions & Parameters

Authors: Gene Luen Yang

Illustrators: Mike Holmes

Dr. One-Zero won’t stop until the whole town―no, the whole world―embraces the “true happiness” found in his poisonous potion, Green Pop. And now that he has the Turtle of Light, he’s virtually unstoppable.

Secret Coders: Monsters & Modules
First Second

02/26/19

Secret Coders: Monsters & Modules

Authors: Gene Luen Yang

Illustrators: Mike Holmes

he Coders always knew their programming skills would take them far, but they never guessed they would take them to another dimension! Or to be accurate, one dimension less―to save humanity, Hopper, Eni, and Josh must travel to Flatland, a dangerous two-dimensional world ruled by polygons. If they can return home safely with a turtle of light, they might just stand a chance in their final showdown with Dr. One-Zero!

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