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App Kid: How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream

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Author:

Michael Sayman

Publisher:

Knopf

Date:

September 21, 2021

Acoming of age memoir from one of Silicon Valley's youngest entrepreneurs—a second-generation Latino immigrant who taught himself how to code as a 13-year-old and went on to claim his share of the American dream.

What The Reviewers Say

Philip Zozzaro,
Booklist
Sayman’s journey to the top, written with humor and self-deprecation, serves as an emotionally rewarding guide for budding innovators..

Kirkus
A notable debut memoir about identity, immigration, and computer coding.

Publishers Weekly
A beguiling account.