Books · Puffin / Penguin
Girl Geeks books
Get ya geek on with this girl gang as they design, make, game, hack, code and more — fiction that puts girls in STEM at the centre of the story.
Written by Alex Miles, developed in partnership with Girl Geek Academy, and published by Penguin’s Puffin imprint. Think The Baby-Sitters Club — for coding, games and making.
30,000+ copies sold. Women and girls shape the technology that shapes their lives — and belonging starts with stories they can see themselves in.
Why the series exists
Between ages 9 and 12 is a critical window — win or lose girls’ interest in science, tech, engineering and maths. Fiction is a fun way to fire up imagination: if you can see it, you can be it.
The series follows ten-year-old Hamsa, Eve, Niki and Maggie as they navigate friendships, take risks and embrace their inner geek — mirroring the hacker, hustler and hipster energy of Girl Geek Academy.
30,000+
copies sold
Meet the series
Author Alex Miles on TODAY Extra talking Girl Geeks books.
The four books
- 1
The Hackathon
Hamsa’s teacher has announced that their class will be doing their very own hackathon.
A hack-a-what? thinks Hamsa. She doesn’t know anything about tech or coding!
Can Hamsa and her team come up with the goods or will things fall apart as she plays it too cool for school?
- 2
Game On
Skateboarding and video games are the best things in the world according to Niki.
So when the biggest esports tournament announces they will hold a junior comp in her town, Niki is the first to enter.
It’s not an easy road and Niki is thrown a challenge, but with her girl gang by her side – it’s game on!
- 3
Perfect Holidays
Eve loves to draw and design so she can’t wait to plan her birthday party and create the invitations.
The only problem is – everything has to be perfect. How will she decide what to do? Meanwhile her holiday to-do list is growing bigger and bigger.
Will some quality time with her girl gang show Eve that there’s more to life than being perfect?
- 4
Making Magic
The school play is coming up and Maggie the Maker can’t wait to work behind the scenes to design the best set ever!
But Hamsa has other ideas and Maggie is soon drawn into the spotlight. This is not Maggie’s idea of fun and, for once, she’s not afraid to say it.
Will the girl gang learn to embrace their differences and pull off a show-stopping performance?
Girl Geeks in the wild
For families, schools & libraries
Perfect for classrooms, library collections and holiday reading — and a natural companion to MissMakesCode, workshops and maker programs.
