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Secret Coders: Secrets & Sequences Paperback – March 7, 2017
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The third book in the Secret Coders series from Gene Luen Yang and 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.
- Reading age8 - 12 years
- Print length112 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.05 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
- PublisherFirst Second
- Publication dateMarch 7, 2017
- ISBN-101626720770
- ISBN-13978-1626720770
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"Nearly every element (especially the bad guys) escalates wildly and successfully in this nifty comp-sci romp." ―Kirkus
"In this installment, the problems Eni, Hopper, and Josh―and, in turn, the reader―are called on to solve have become more complex, but the explanations and crystal-clear illustrations make them very comprehensible." ―Booklist
About the Author
Mike Holmes has drawn for the comics series Secret Coders, Bravest Warriors, Adventure Time, and the viral art project Mikenesses. His books include the True Story collection (2011), This American Drive (2009), and Shenanigans. He lives with a cat named Ella, who is his best buddy.
Product details
- Publisher : First Second
- Publication date : March 7, 2017
- Edition : Illustrated
- Language : English
- Print length : 112 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1626720770
- ISBN-13 : 978-1626720770
- Item Weight : 8.3 ounces
- Reading age : 8 - 12 years
- Dimensions : 6.05 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
- Part of Series : Secret Coders
- Best Sellers Rank: #148,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #93 in Children's Mystery & Detective Comics & Graphic Novels
- #1,421 in Children's School Issues
- #7,841 in Children's Literature (Books)
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About the authors

Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’ fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), Superman from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. His most recent books are Dragon Hoops from First Second Books and Superman Smashes the Klan from DC Comics.

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- Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2024Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseMy 7y/o son loves this whole series. It’s been fun reading together and watching his wheels turn in his head as he comes up with questions and tries to code himself like they ask them to do in the book. It’s a great read for busy minds, it helps it in a comic book style layout.
5.0 out of 5 starsMy 7y/o son loves this whole series. It’s been fun reading together and watching his wheels turn in his head as he comes up with questions and tries to code himself like they ask them to do in the book. It’s a great read for busy minds, it helps it in a comic book style layout.We love the whole series!
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2026Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseGrandson loved it. New book. Quality
- Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2020Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseMy son is super into all things tech. He’s in fourth grade and getting him to read has always been a struggle. Love how these books have allowed him to read something in his interest area while falling in love with reading! We bought the whole series!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2017Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThough I haven't read it personally yet, within less than 24 hours of the release, four of my fourth graders have read the copy of the book I got yesterday afternoon, and have all expressed that they've loved the book and are excited for the fourth book (I'll edit this later when it eventually makes its way through the rest of my class and I can read it!).
- Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2019Format: PaperbackAfter discovering the secret previous school beneath their current school, students Hopper, Eni, and Josh start learning to program robots from the previous school. This plan is going well until the principal uses the school's rugby team to capture them. That's the big cliffhanger that gets resolved here in book three.
The kids get out of a fiendish situation thanks to their coding skills (naturally) only to find out more backstory about the school. Janitor Bee was originally Professor Bee at the previous school. The school closed after a rogue student (Pascal Pasqual) built his own army of robots to take over the world. Bee and his selected team of former students (including Hopper's dad) defeated Pascal. Pascal is back as Doctor One-Zero and seeks the one tool that defeated him the last time--the most powerful turtle robot in the world! He has a new mission--to make humanity happy. He has a pretty bad idea of how to bring that about. No details because I don't want to spoil the surprising condition he thinks will make people happy! It is an interesting bit of philosophy thrown into a story focused on writing code.
Recommended.
The books have a web site with activities including learning to code.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2022Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseMy 8 y/o daughter likes these coders books . She asked me to buy the next one.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseMy second grade son loves the books in this series and reads them repeatedly. He likes the story but also enjoys learning about coding and binary code. I highly recommend these books for young readers who like computers and graphic novels.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2022Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseMy 6 year old son loves this series.
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BettinaReviewed in Germany on February 12, 20195.0 out of 5 stars Awesome - Secret Coders: Secrets & Sequences
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThe book series of Secret Coders is a great way for kids to understand the first steps how coding works. Our kids love those books and started right away to try out coding other shapes than described in the book.
Just take care that you get all books as the stories and explanations depend on each other.




















