Click'd is the story of Allie- a 7th grader who has just spent the summer at a Girls Coding Camp where she created her very own app- Click'd. Allie is very proud of her app, she wanted to create an app that would help her meet friends who shared similar interests. She is thrilled when her computer science teacher recommends her for a huge coding competition that is coming up soon. Allie is very excited to share her new app. After showing it to her friends, Allie is convinced to open it up to her school. Suddenly the whole school has Click'd fever and her app is reaching epic proportions. But when she discovers a glitch in her app that has the potential to leak personal data and information, Allie is torn between allowing her success to continue and doing the right thing.
I thought this book was great- the grade 7 students in this book are similar to grade 7's at my school. Interested in their phone, the latest app and their friends. Allie is a great character, I loved reading about a female who is passionate about coding, but also interested in soccer and her friends. I think this book would make a great read aloud and would allow opportunities for discussions about coding, friendship, perseverance and other topics that are interesting to students in grade 7 and 8.
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