Coco Fox

Readers will love this mostly memoir from Coco Fox in the form of a charmingly illustrated graphic novel.

At first I thought that Coco Fox was what we in education call “on the spectrum,” meaning on the autism spectrum because 11-year-old Coco doesn’t have the social skills that you’d expect from a sixth grader. But I soon discovered that, as she’d had only one friend since age 3, Coco simply hadn’t had the chance to develop any until her bestie, Blair, moved from Carmel, Ind., show more to Boston.

When Coco joins the Lady Owls basketball team at Orchard Middle School, she has to make a bunch of new friends. But with Coco’s bad social skills, will she? Readers will love both author Fox’s story and her enchanting illustrations — perfect for tweens and teens in search of friends at such a difficult age.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley, HarperCollins Children’s Books and HarperAlley in exchange for an honest review. show less

Seems to be grade-appropriate including illustrations. This is the cute story of Coco, a 6th grader who tries out for the school basketball team. She makes friends slowly (and has crushes!), and enjoys the games, including with a non-binary character.