13 Coding Chapter Books: Reading Adventures for Kids Who Love to Code
Do you have a child who loves coding? Hoping to encourage them to read more? Be sure to check out this big list of great coding chapter books to find their next great read. These are awesome reading adventures for kids who code!
A super extension to our Picture Books about Coding list, this collection includes tittles that are great for tweens and teens (ages 8 to 15 years) and each includes coding as an important element of the central story. The list includes books across the action and adventure, realistic fiction, biography and humor genres (and more!).
Want to know more about where to start with Coding for Kids? Our popular post – 12 Free Coding Games Websites for Teaching Programming Skills – includes a great introduction to coding and a heap of useful links to free resources.
Coding Chapter Books for Tween & Teens Who Love to Code
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Secret Coders (book 1 of the series) by Gene Luen Yang This graphic novel style chapter book is the first in a clever series that introduces readers to fundamental elements of coding through a cool story (think creepy school with a secret, evil principal) and fun logic puzzles and programming-related challenges. Age 8+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
Nick and Tesla’s Robot Army Rampage by Bob Pflugfelder & Steve Hockensmith The second in the Nick and Telsa series of STEM inspired mystery/adventures, in this title the sibling duo agree to help find the thief responsible for a series of crimes in Half Moon Bay. They soon discover that the criminal mastermind behind the robberies is using an army of mysterious robots to commit the crimes! The book includes instructions for building your own super cool robots from household objects, just like those Nick and Tesla construct as they sneakily sleuth to solve the case. Age 8+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code by Rebel Girls This historical fiction chapter book is by the authors of the well renowned Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls. It shares the story of a computer science pioneer, Ada Lovelace, from her life in England as a child through too adulthood, when she imagined and created the forerunner to the world’s first programming language. Age 8+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
The Friendship Code (books 1 of the Girls Who Code series) by Stacia Deutsch Sure to inspire middle grade coders, The Friendship Code is a fabulous story about the struggles of getting started with coding, new friendships, old friendships, family and a mystery to be solved. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
My Life as a Coder (book 9 of the My Life series) by Janet Tashjian Derek Fallon receives an exciting new gift…a laptop! But there’s a catch – it has no wi-fi or apps so he can’t use it for gaming. If he wants to play computer games, he’ll have to learn how to code them himself! A great addition to a humorous book series with well rounded, relatable characters. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
Fans may also enjoy related titles from the series – My Life as a Gamer and My Life as a Youtuber. |
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Click’d by Tamara Ireland Stone A middle school coding superstar develops an app at Summer coding camp is surprised when it becomes a smash hit at her school. But a privacy glitch that sees sensitive information shared creates problems for Allie and she must decide if her friendships are more important than her work and the sense of popularity she has gained since her app’s launch. Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
Emmy in the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido Written in captivating verse, this fabulous book shares the story of Emmy following her her family’s move to a new city and Emmy’s own experience starting at a new school. As a result of joining the coding club Emmy learns lessons about true friendship, being yourself and developing your own interests. 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
City Spies (book 1 in the series) by James Ponti Sara Martinez is a hacker recruited to become part of a top secret, international team of young spies. Her skills are needed for the team’s next big assignment, infiltrating a global youth environmental summit to stop an attack from an international crime organization. Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
The Truth App (book 1 in the Liars series) by Jack Heath When high school student, Jarli, develops an app called The Truth App it becomes a worldwide hit. The problem…not everyone wants their secrets exposed, and many want their lies keep secret. Now Jarli’s life is in danger and he’s beginning tow wonder – is knowing the truth always a good thing?!! Age 12+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
Jinxed by Amy McCulloch In Lacey’s high tech world a family pet can double as a smart phone! These robotic animal companions, the bakus, were developed to help alleviate smartphone caused anxiety through companionship. When Lacey discovers an injured baby cat she spends the summer repairing it, discovering that Jinx is not your average baku and together they find themselves on an adventure that feels part Hunger Games, part Harry Potter. Age 12+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
Scared Little Rabbits by A.V. Geiger Nora lives for coding and robotics! When she teams up with her crush Maddox and his nasty girlfriend, Eleanor, at coding camp, the three work together on the popular INSTlove virtual reality app with potentially deadly consequences. When a girl disappears and the crime trail leads back to Nora, she must race to uncover the truth and clear her name.. Age 13+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |
Evil Genius (book 1 of the series) by Catherine Jinks What happens when a fostered child genius only finds kindness and nurturing from an evil psychologist who encourages him to do bad things without shame, guilt or contrition? 15 year old Caddel Piggot was caught by police for hacking mainframes by the time he was seven, caused massive commuter blockages at eight and managed to get the entire twelfth grade class flunked at the age of thirteen! Now he’s been sent to the Axis Institute – a school of deception – where Cadel finally starts to question his upbringing and the motivations of those around him. Age 14+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository |