Let’s Go, Coco! A (sorta) true story by Coco Fox. HarperCollins, 2024. 9780063256415. 236pp.
Fox’s graphic “memoir” focuses on the time just after her best friend, Blair, moved away. Coco is particularly worried about making new friends, and after some tears and awkward moments, she follows some advice from her brother about how to do scary things. This leads her to talk to a few other kids, including her crush, and to join her middle school basketball team, the Owls. The team includes said crush, a nonbinary kid, and a girl who is pretty mean but may be a new friend, among others. The basketball season becomes a journey that includes friendship, forgiveness, and a broken arm.
I loved Coco’s brother, her black cat, and the awkward moments in science class in particular. The basketball games were great, too.
