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Tides of Change: Coming of Age in Newtown, Bonavista Bay by Neil L. Rideout is a poignant coming-of-age story set in the picturesque yet challenging environment of Newtown, Bonavista Bay. The narrative follows the protagonist's journey from childhood to adulthood, capturing the essence of growing up in a small, tight-knit community.

Cornelius is a brilliant young programmer, ahead of his time in the quiet fishing town of Newtown, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland in 1985. By day, he's just a kid navigating friendships, heartbreak, and his love for technology. But by night, he's experimenting with groundbreaking coding techniques on his trusty 300-baud modem. A genius tinkering with data compression, Cornelius inadvertently stumbles upon something extraordinary during a late-night coding session—a malfunction that alters him forever.

Captain Coder: Code of Invisibility continues the adventures of Cornelius, a.k.a. Captain Coder, as he dives deeper into the realm of his superhuman abilities. In this second installment, Cornelius works to perfect his code-based invisibility, a power that allows him to vanish from sight by programming his body to manipulate light.