Sasha Savvy Starts It Up

By Sasha Ariel Alston

Sasha Savvy Starts it Up is a middle grade book (ages 8-12). In the first book of the series, Sasha Savvy Loves to Code, 10-year old Sasha Savvy from Washington, DC, was introduced to coding and she loved it. Now she's 12, in middle school, and smart and inquisitive as ever. Her mom Stacy Savvy, a software developer, an

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gold Fern Press
• Release date: Sep 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9780997135473

Sasha Ariel Alston

Sasha Ariel Alston is the debut author of the children's book, Sasha Savvy Loves to Code. From Washington, DC, she is a college student majoring in Information Systems at Pace University in New York City. With nine successful internships in the tech and business industries, she is a sought-after speaker and thought leader. Sasha has appeared on Good Morning America, been featured in Forbes, Huff Post, Role Model Magazine, & Black Enterprise, and inspired girls to dream big in Disney, Google, Snapchat, and Yahoo initiatives. Sasha has won several awards, among them - 2018 Futurist by The Root magazine, Her Campus 22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women and Pace University 30 under 30 Difference Maker. Follow Sasha on Twitter and Instagram @TheStemQueen.

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Sasha Savvy Starts It Up

© copyright: 2020 by Sasha Ariel Alston

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced or transmitted mechanically, electronically, or by any form other means, including photocopying, recording, or by any information or storage and retrieval system, without express written permission of the publisher.

Printed in the United States of America

Cover Design by Jana Rade

ISBN 978-0-9971354-6-6 (Hardcover)

ISBN: 978-0-9971354-7-3 (E-book)

First Printing: July 2020

Dedication

For you, who matters the most.

Thank you!

Chapter 1

New Beginnings

Sasha Savvy wakes up, gets dressed, and heads down stairs to see what deliciousness her dad is cooking. When she gets to the table, it’s wheat chocolate chip pancakes with strawberries, the cheesiest egg whites, and crispy turkey bacon. He never fails.

I’m glad you can join us today, says Chef Steve Savvy.

Her older brother, Savion, snickers, and Sasha rolls her eyes. She’s still feeling good though. Summer break is over and today is the start of middle school. Sasha’s a sixth grader now, and she is so ready! She picked out her outfit last night to be super prepared. She’s wearing a white tee shirt that says CODER in black letters, a black skater skirt, and white-and-black Vans. And for the first time, her mom says she can wear a hot-pink lip gloss.

Her mom, Stacy Savvy, is dressed and standing by the counter drinking her coffee while checking her app on her phone that has all the latest DC tech news. She is a software developer.

Hey, guys. Look at this. American University is having a hackathon for boys and girls from ages twelve to seventeen this Friday evening! Want to go? It’s from five to eight, says Ms. Savvy.

What’s a hackathon, Mom? Sasha asks.

It’s a competition where teams work together to come up with a project that solves a problem. Sometimes it involves coding.

Nice! Coding camp was so fun again this summer. We learned more programming languages and made more cool apps.

We knooow. You keep bragging about it, Savion snorts.

"Don’t be rude to your sister. Sasha, I’m so proud of you. Remember how hard it was for you at first but look at you now. Glad you kept with it. Always more to