Spotlight on Coding Club 4 [Hardcover]

Perfect for fans of The Babysitters Club and anyone interested in computer science, this series is published in partnership with the organization Girls Who Code!

It's almost time for the talent show at school, and Erin couldn't be more excited. It's her time to take center stage! Plus, she and her friends from coding club are putting together an awesome coding program for the show.

But Erin has a big secret: she has anxiety. And when things start piling up at home and school, she starts having trouble handling everything. Her friends from coding club have always been there for her, but will they be as understanding when the going gets tough? Sometimes in coding--like in friendship--things don't go exactly as planned, but the outcome can be even better than you'd imagined.Michelle Schusterman is the author of I Heart Band, a Scholastic Reading Club pick, The Kat Sinclair Files, andOlive and the Backstage Ghost. She's also an instructor at Writopia Lab, a nonprofit organization that offers creative-writing workshops for children and teens from all backgrounds. Find out more at michelleschusterman.com.Chapter One

My heart raced as I hurried down the corridor, glancing at my watch. First day back from spring break, and I was almost two minutes late for coding club—but I had areallygood reason.

I burst through the door, and over the tops of the computers, all heads turned toward me. Only one way to handle a mildly embarrassing moment like this.

Doubling over, I clutched my sides. “Water,” I wheezed.“Water.”

Everyone started giggling. From the third row, I saw my coding club besties—Lucy Morrison, Sophia Torres, Maya Chung, and Leila Devi—laughing with the rest of the class. At the front of the room, Mrs. Clark smiled at me.

“Everything okay, Erin?”

I straightened, fanning my face with my hand. “Yes! Sorry I’m late, bl£6