Let's Go, Coco!

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

Earnestly funny and straight from the heart, this middle grade graphic novel debut tells the mostly true story of eleven-year-old Coco, who 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, which she's desperate for, but it also means dealing with bossy teammates, confusing crushes, and less-than-flattering new nicknames—and Coco suspects that when the team’s all-star player, Maddie, calls her “shrimp,” it’s not actually a joke. Coco realizes she's going to need some new moves, 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.

About the Author

Coco Fox is a cartoonist from Indiana, now located in Vermont, who has an MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies. Let’s Go, Coco! is her first graphic novel. After playing two years on her middle school basketball team, the Owls, she retired from competitive basketball for good.