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Paths & Portals by Mike Holmes, Gene Luen Yang

alyshadeshae's review

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5.0

As a computer nerd and lover of graphic novels, this was fantastic. Absolutely wonderful.

booklover160's review against another edition

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4.0

A solid follow up to volume 1. We get more coding opportunities that really builds off each foundation in a way that's easy to understand. (And if I can understand it, a kid certainly can!) There's plenty of plots to keep readers engaged if the coding isn't their thing also, but there are a lot of cliffhangers. Many important conversations keep getting put off for the sake of coding or moving the story along. I'm looking forward to more answers eventually.

kelleemoye's review against another edition

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4.0

*There are many things I really like about this series:
1) It is smart.
2) It is written for kids who are coders or noncoders.
3) It is interactive.
4) The characters are diverse and relatable.
5) It has math in it but without making it too obvious.

What I don't like about this series:
1) THE CLIFFHANGERS!

arundlestl's review against another edition

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4.0

Just as fun as the first one, but with more complicated codes. No worries, you can skip over the hard math stuff and still totally understand the story.

Full disclosure: I received this eARC from netgalley.

rdyourbookcase's review against another edition

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2.0

I’m not a fan of the green, white, and black color scheme. And it’s a little too STEM heavy for me.

scythefranz's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm liking this coding and stuff.

michellesantiago's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5/5 stars

turrean's review against another edition

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3.0

Enjoyable coding mystery. Rates two eye-rolls for Hopper’s thank-you kiss which made one of the boys momentarily jealous of the other. I loved how the coding was done — the reader sees what’s going on in Hopper’s imagination. I found the green and black pictures were tiring to read.

cacia's review against another edition

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3.0

These books are fantastic. I liked this one even more than the first.

sometimesleelynnreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative fast-paced

3.0