My Life as a Coder is the ninth book in Janet
Tashjian's much-loved, diary fiction My Life series starring reluctant reader
Derek Fallon, featuring illustrations by Jake Tashjian.
Derek Fallon receives an exciting new gift--a laptop! But there's a catch: it
has no Wi-Fi 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. Another unforgettable adventure
awaits in Book 9 of the My Life series, this time involving tech and coding!
Christy Ottaviano Books
About the Author
Janet Tashjian is a middle-grade and young adult
novelist who’s been writing books for children for over two decades. Her first
novel Tru Confessions was made into a critically acclaimed
Disney TV movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf. The Gospel
According to Larry series is a cult favorite and Fault
Line is taught in many middle and high schools. Her bestselling My
Life As a Book series is illustrated by her son, Jake. They also collaborated
on the Einstein the Class Hamster series.
Janet collaborated with fellow Macmillan author Laurie Keller on the chapter
book series Marty Frye, Private Eye. Janet currently lives in Los Angeles and
made her new home city the setting of the Sticker Girl series, which details
the adventures of Martina who overcomes being shy with the help of her magical
stickers that come to life.
Jake Tashjian is the illustrator for the My Life
As a...series, including My Life As a Ninja and My
Life As a YouTuber. Jake also created and illustrated the Einstein the
Class Hamster series. He collaborates on his novels with his mother, author
Janet Tashjian. He has also illustrated several books for the author P.T.
Evans.
Fun fact: Jake is a visual learner. When Jake was in elementary school, he used
to draw his vocabulary words on index cards. This later became the inspiration
for the main character, Derek, in the My Life As series.
In 2016 Jake co-founded Workshop 2.0, a non-profit foundation to train and hire
other young artists on the Autism Spectrum.
Jake grew up in Massachusetts and currently lives in Los Angeles. He is an avid
surfer and filmmaker.
