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Ava in Code Land by Jess Hitchman

October 23, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Ava in Code Land is obviously, from the cover and title, a modern story about computers and coding. It is also a classic story about not giving up and trying even if all seems hopeless. This is all wrapped up with a girl main character called Ava.   Jess Hitchman, Gavin Cullen and Leire Martin put together a picture book that is set in a computer game. A game that Ava loves living in as all she has to do is hit a few keys […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: coding, computer, Gavin Cullen, Jess Hitchman, Leire Martin, science

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:440 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: coding, computer, Gavin Cullen, Jess Hitchman, Leire Martin, science ·
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Why is this book over? How am I not still reading it?

January 25, 2016 by borisanne 2 Comments

What a breathtaking novel. Enormous in every possible way, and yet somehow totally personal and relatable. I devoured “Alif the Unseen,” and I wish I were still reading it. On its surface, “Alif the Unseen” is the story of a young man, a hacker in a present day un-named police state in the Persian Gulf. He has girl troubles and so he codes a pretty little program to hide his digital presence from his ex-girlfriend, and in doing so taps into the world of jinn […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: action, Arab, Arab Spring, CBR8, coding, G Willow Wilson, internet, Philosophy, quantum computing, quran, Wilson

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: action, Arab, Arab Spring, CBR8, coding, G Willow Wilson, internet, Philosophy, quantum computing, quran, Wilson ·
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