Carlos Bueno: Lauren Ipsum (2014, No Starch Press)
eBook
English language
Published Dec. 5, 2014 by No Starch Press.
Lauren, a clever girl lost in Userland, applies logic and problem solving skills to find her way home, encountering along the way such concepts as timing attacks, algorithm design, and the traveling salesman problem.
Great story teaching kids concepts on computers, networks and algorithms without getting into being technical. A wonderful story. I'd love to see more stories like it with Lauren Ipsum!
I originally thought this would be a book to introduce kids to computer science. I suppose it's that, if you like. But it's closer in spirit to [b:Alice in Wonderland|1210874|Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland)|Walt Disney Company|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1223630029s/1210874.jpg|1199253]: kids can enjoy the story, while adults familiar with computer science will find references to CS concepts (and a few in-jokes as well).
