LilyPad Constellation Troubleshooting

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Hey, I'm relatively new to lilypad (and coding!), I'm trying to create a panel (which will eventually go into a tote bag) in which different constellations light up as the light level changes. I've included my code below, my four constellations are made of B+C+D+E , A+B+C+D, C+E+FGH, and B+FGH with each letter being an LED connected to its own pin. I'm using a 5v powerbank into the LilyPad USB , but my project doesn't seem to be working. Could anyone offer any advice?

const int darkLevel1 = 10;
const int darkLevel2 = 25;
const int darkLevel3 = 50;
const int darkLevel4 = 100;

int lightValue;

int sensorPin = A2;

int ledPinA = 4;
int ledPinB = 5;
int ledPinC = 6;
int ledPinD = 7;
int ledPinE = 8;
int ledPinFGH = 9;

void setup()
{
pinMode(sensorPin, INPUT);

pinMode(ledPinA,OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPinB,OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPinC, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPinD,OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPinE, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPinFGH,OUTPUT);

Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop()
{

lightValue = analogRead(sensorPin);

Serial.print("Light value is:");
Serial.println(lightValue);

if ( lightValue >= darkLevel3 && lightValue <= darkLevel4) // between 75 and 100
{
digitalWrite(ledPinB, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinC, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinD, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinE, HIGH);// Turn on LED
}
else
{
digitalWrite(ledPinB, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinC, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinD, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinE, LOW);
}

if ( lightValue >= darkLevel2 && lightValue <= darkLevel3) // between 50 and 75
{
digitalWrite(ledPinA, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinB, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinC, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinD, HIGH);// Turn on LED
}
else
{
digitalWrite(ledPinA, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinB, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinC, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinD, LOW);
}

if ( lightValue >= darkLevel1 && lightValue <= darkLevel2) // between 75 and 100

{
digitalWrite(ledPinC, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinE, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinFGH, HIGH);
}
else
{
digitalWrite(ledPinC, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinE, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinFGH, LOW);
}

if ( lightValue <= darkLevel1) // less than 25

{
digitalWrite(ledPinB, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinFGH, HIGH);

}
else
{
digitalWrite(ledPinB, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinFGH, LOW);
}

delay(100);

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Hi. I recommend going through the coding step by step and building to your final code. So make sure you can light each LED or constellation. Then add in the logic to light them according to the dark levels, and slowly progress to get what you want. It's important to isolate your code and logic, especially in an embedded system like this, to make the debugging easier.
Hope that helps.