Join Tasia, Kayden, Lisa, Addison, and Tyra on fun tech adventures filled with coding, creativity, and teamwork! Read exciting stories, complete awesome missions, learn cool tech words, and discover how technology can help change the world. If you love games, gadgets, building, or using your imagination — you're part of the crew too!
Characters
Five best friends, five tech superpowers. Hover over each character to learn more!
Hands-On Learning
Do what the Tech Crew did! Try these real coding activities from Book 1.
Tap each piece in order to build print("Hello, World!")
Find the bug that Kayden spotted!
The squiggly line shows where the bug is. Pick the correct fix:
🤔 What's missing?
Answer 3 questions to find your crew match!
Tech Words
The Tech Crew used these words on their adventure. Learn them and you'll be a tech pro too!
Python is a coding language used by real programmers! In the book, it's also the name of a snake on the path — but don't worry, it was just a picture!
The print() command tells the computer to display words on the screen. print("Hello, World!") is how almost every programmer starts!
A bug is a mistake in your code. Kayden's bug was a missing ". Finding and fixing bugs is called debugging — a real coding skill!
IDLE is the app Kayden used on her tablet to write and run Python code. IDE = Integrated Development Environment — a fancy name for where you code!
Keeping computers and information safe from bad guys online. Addison won her shield at Cyber Camp — just like real cyber experts protect us every day!
A website is a place on the internet you can visit. Lisa dreams of building her own — and with HTML and CSS, she absolutely can!
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Meet the Author
Tasia McLeod is a children's book author on a mission to make technology exciting, accessible, and fun for every young learner — especially girls and children of color who deserve to see themselves as the innovators, coders, and tech leaders of tomorrow.
Inspired by a love of storytelling and a passion for STEAM education, Tasia created the Brand New Tech Crew series to spark curiosity in young minds. Through the adventures of Tasia, Kayden, Lisa, Addison, and Tyra, readers discover that coding, cybersecurity, and creativity aren't just for grown-ups — they're for every kid with a big imagination and a bigger dream.
"I want every child who reads this book to close it believing they can build, create, and change the world with technology."