Let's Go, Coco! - by Coco Fox (Paperback)

About the Book

"When Coco joins the school basketball team, she's ready to rock. Joining the team means new friends-something she's desperate for-but it also means dealing with bossy teammates, confusing crushes, and less-than-flattering new nicknames. When the team's all-star player, Maddie, starts calling her 'shrimp, ' Coco realizes it's not actually a joke and that she's going to need new moves if she wants to score both on and off the court. But her resilience is put to the ultimate test when a courtside catastrophe threatens to put an end to the new world she's worked so hard to be a part of. Told with tenderness, humor, and above all heart, Coco Fox delivers a sorta-true story about taking your best shot, even when the odds are stacked against you"--

Book Synopsis

In this earnestly funny middle grade graphic novel debut, eleven-year-old Coco will stop at nothing to make new friends on her basketball team. But as Coco navigates the highs and lows of sixth grade, she will have to reconcile with the fact that relationships are complex and true friends are supposed to like you just the way you are.

When Coco joins the school basketball team, she's ready to rock. Joining the team means new friends--something she's desperate for--but it also means dealing with bossy teammates, confusing crushes, and less-than-flattering new nicknames. When the team's all-star player, Maddie, starts calling her "shrimp," Coco realizes it's not actually a joke and that she's going to need new moves if she wants to score both on and off the court. But her resilience is put to the ultimate test when a courtside catastrophe threatens to put an end to the new world she's worked so hard to be a part of.

Told with tenderness, humor, and above all heart, Coco Fox delivers a sorta-true story about taking your best shot, even when the odds are stacked against you.

Review Quotes

A heartwarming, smartly written, laugh-a-minute story about being true to your friends and being true to yourself. - Johnnie Christmas, New York Times bestselling and award-winning creator of Swim Team

With heartfelt emotion and humorous basketball hijinks, this story is a slam dunk. - Rex Ogle, author of Free Lunch and Four Eyes

A quirky, heartfelt celebration of bravery, friendship, and self. - Kirkus Reviews

In this semi-autobiographical debut, Fox combines middle school angst with giggle-inducing humor to deliver a wholesome graphic novel romp. - Publishers Weekly

A fun, charming, and stellar story about finding your way through friendship. - Michelle Mee Nutter, bestselling illustrator of Allergic and Squished

Fox's debut graphic novel dribbles down the middle school court with laugh-out-loud humor and compassion. Purple and orange colors with white swirls surrounding the panels illustrate Coco's internal and external struggles with adapting to change and navigating the highs and lows of relationships, including overthinking what to say to look cool and starting gender identity conversations. - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books