Jo Jo Makoons

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Jo Jo Makoons
Jo Jo Makoons - The Used to be Best Friend.jpg
First edition cover of Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-be Best Friend
AuthorDawn Quigley
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJo Jo Makoons
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherHeartdrum
Publication date
May 11, 2021
Media typePrint
Followed byFancy Pants 

Jo Jo Makoons is a middle-grade chapter book series, written by Dawn Quigley, illustrated by , and published May 11, 2021 by Heartdrum. The series centers Jo Jo Makoons Azure, an Ojibwe girl, and consists of two books: The Use-To-Be Best Friend (2021) and Fancy Pants (2022).

Reception[]

Jo Jo Makoons: The Use-To-Be Best Friend received starred reviews from The Horn Book,[1] Shelf Awareness,[2] Publishers Weekly,[3] School Library Journal,[4] and Kirkus,[5] as well as positive reviews from Quill & Quire,[6] CBC Books,[7] Book Page,[1] and Booklist.[8]

The book was also selected by the Junior Library Guild.[9]

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  1. ^ a b "Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend". IndieBound. Retrieved 2021-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Ballenger, Kit (May 25, 2021). "Shelf Awareness for Readers for Tuesday, May 25, 2021". Shelf Awareness. Retrieved 2021-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Murphy, Erin (2021-03-18). "Children's Book Review: Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend (Jo Jo #1) by Dawn Quigley, illus. by Tara Audibert. Heartdrum, $15.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-06-301538-8". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2021-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Jo Jo Makoons". Kirkus Reviews. February 9, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Poitras, Colette (2021-05-31). "Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2021-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Jo Jo Makoons". CBC Books. June 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Jo Jo Makoons". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-10-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Junior Library Guild : Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2021-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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