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Talia's Codebook for Mathletes

Marissa Moss

Illustrator: Marissa Moss

Ages: 9+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Walker Books/Candlewick Press

ISBN: 978-1-5362-1802-2

Keywords: friends, sexism, math, codes, competition, middle school

Facing discrimination as the lone girl on the Mathlete team prompts Talia to form a girls' team to compete. Includes codes to crack. Ink, watercolor, and gouache illustrations.