Og Maciel

“I just moved here and the other day I was talking to my cousin about what you do. You know? The thing with the cars? Hannah told me about the thrill of it, and to tell you the truth, I got really curious about it... and I was wondering if you could show me how to do it?”

When Kate, a 17 year-old skateboarder from Hawaii, moves to New Bern, a sleepy town in North Carolina, the last thing she expects to happen is that she will become involved with a band of thieves. But when she meets… Show more

“I just moved here and the other day I was talking to my cousin about what you do. You know? The thing with the cars? Hannah told me about the thrill of it, and to tell you the truth, I got really curious about it... and I was wondering if you could show me how to do it?”

When Kate, a 17 year-old skateboarder from Hawaii, moves to New Bern, a sleepy town in North Carolina, the last thing she expects to happen is that she will become involved with a band of thieves. But when she meets Abby and Torres, seniors at New Bern High, and learns of their “harvesting” business, she does all she can to convince them to teach her the ropes and let her join their gang.

But Torres and Abby, once best friends, have been at odds lately, trying to outdo each other and prove their skills as emblem thieves. And now with Kate as a pupil - and helper - Torres and Abby are determined to establish themselves as the best thief in town and settle, once and for all, The Big Score!

In this fast-paced, funny, and utterly relatable novel, Og Maciel brilliantly captures the outlaw that lurks behind every teenager and the allure -- and occasional heartache -- of taking risks and breaking the rules. Show less

Auggie Benson is a high school senior from Northern New Jersey who freelances as a software developer and hacker after school. When he expands his clientele from AOL to I.C.Q. users, he meets Clarissa, a senior from a nearby high school.

Communicating exclusively through the new I.C.Q. platform, Auggie and Clarissa quickly become romantically entangled and learn to navigate the ups and downs of an online romance -- a romance that is cut short, as Clarissa receives an unexpected… Show more

Auggie Benson is a high school senior from Northern New Jersey who freelances as a software developer and hacker after school. When he expands his clientele from AOL to I.C.Q. users, he meets Clarissa, a senior from a nearby high school.

Communicating exclusively through the new I.C.Q. platform, Auggie and Clarissa quickly become romantically entangled and learn to navigate the ups and downs of an online romance -- a romance that is cut short, as Clarissa receives an unexpected graduation present from her parents and leaves for Europe. They write to each other often but there's just one problem: Clarissa never sees Auggie's letters until the end of her trip. Can their relationship survive?

Set in the emerging world of fast-paced internet communication, this romance will not only have you at the edge of your seat, wondering what will become of Auggie and Clarissa, but will also delight you with its evocation of the music, popular culture, and topsy-turvy dating landscape of the 90s. Show less

My book about my experiences and lessons learned in the field of Quality Engineering.

I first heard of Carlos "Caike"​ Souza about a year ago while interviewing another developer for my bi-weekly podcast. My guest and I were discussing the things and people who inspired him and helped pave the way for his career. Carlos came up several times during that conversation.

Carlos Souza is a developer for Envy Labs, the company behind Rails for Zombies, Code School, and TryRuby.org.

I recently got an opportunity to speak with him, and it didn't take long for me to… Show more

I first heard of Carlos "Caike"​ Souza about a year ago while interviewing another developer for my bi-weekly podcast. My guest and I were discussing the things and people who inspired him and helped pave the way for his career. Carlos came up several times during that conversation.

Carlos Souza is a developer for Envy Labs, the company behind Rails for Zombies, Code School, and TryRuby.org.

I recently got an opportunity to speak with him, and it didn't take long for me to understand why he is referred by others as a source of inspiration. For me, talking with Carlos was the equivalent of riding the tallest roller coaster for the first time! He is genuinely dedicated to his career and projects, and his passion shows through when he talks about his experiences and future plans. His positive attitude and enthusiasm for everything, from coding best practices to his Small Acts Manifesto to music, is infectious. Show less