Geek Girl Rising

"I don’t know much about tech, but I do know that these pioneer women are pretty dope. Geek Girl Rising gives a much needed voice to the fearless women paving an important path in the tech world, while forming a lasting sisterhood along the way.” - Kelly Ripa Meet the women who aren’t asking permission from Silicon Valley to chase their dreams. They are going for it—building cutting-edge tech startups, investing in each other’s ventures, crushing male hacker stereotypes, and rallying the next generation of women in tech. With a nod to tech trailblazers like Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer, Geek Girl Rising introduces readers to the fearless female founders, technologists, and innovators fighting at a grassroots level for an ownership stake in the revolution that’s changing the way we live, work, and connect. Readers will meet Debbie Sterling, inventor of GoldieBlox, the first engineering toy for girls, which topples the notion that only boys can build; peek inside YouTube sensation Michelle Phan’s ipsy studios, where she is grooming the next generation of digital video stars while leading her own mega e-commerce beauty business; and tour the headquarters of The Muse, the hottest career site for millennials, and meet its intrepid CEO, Kathryn Minshew, who stared down sexism while raising millions of dollars to fund the company she co-founded. These women are the rebels proving that a female point of view matters in the age of technology and can rock big returns if you have a big idea and the passion to build it.

"Think I can turn that boy bad?"High school junior Jen inadvertantly turns her life upside down when, out of boredom, she makes a bet that she can turn school geek Trevor into a someone bad, someone like her. His complete opposite in every way, the sarcastic goth-girl tries pulling him into her world of partying. Instead she finds herself sucked into Trevor's world of sci-fi movies, charity work and even - ugh! - bowling. If that weren't bad enough, she desperately wants to become a permanent part of the foster family she currently lives with, even if it means having a cheerleader for a sister. What's up with that But Jen must come to terms with her past, including her now-dead abusive father and her imprisoned mother. Jen's journey will lead her to discover the true meaning of friendship. family, forgiveness, and above all, love.

My name is Harriet Manners and I'll be a geek forever... The FINAL book in the bestselling, award-winning GEEK GIRL series is here!

After spending six months in the Maryland Mental Health Unit, Kyra Sellars, a.k.a. Goth Girl, returns home to try and resume her life, but she finds that everything has changed, including the one person who really appreciated her for who she is, Fanboy.

As if being a teenage girl isn't hard enough, Gemma's parents are sending her away to a posh boarding school, and she won't see her friends for ages. As an outgoing Gemini, she finds friendship very important, but she's stuck with a shy, mousy roommate -- plus the school bully seems determined to make her life miserable. Life looks bleak, until she's chosen as a Zodiac Girl. Her life could be about to change for the better. But will Gemma make the right choices to find new friends and fit in?

"This work represents decades of research and television's entire history. While documentation regarding cast and personnel is now often found online, descriptions of the shows from authoritative sources are still not widely available. Terrace fills that gap with this work, which covers more than 9,350 shows and constitutes the most comprehensive documentation of TV series ever published"--Provided by publisher.