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Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend

Dawn Quigley, illustrated by Tara Audibert

Seven-year-old Jo Jo Makoons attends first grade on her Ojibwe reservation. She counts her cat Mimi as her closest friend and Fern as her best school friend, but feels unsettled when Fern begins sitting with other children at lunch. Jo Jo’s kokum reminds her that she need not be friends with everyone, but should be friendly to everyone. Episodic chapters follow Jo Jo as she learns to rhyme, brings her cat to school, enters an art contest, and worries about Mimi’s visit to the veterinarian. Ojibwe words and cultural references appear throughout.

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Book details

Themes
Animals · Cultural Heritage · Family · Friendship · School
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Heartdrum
Published
May 11, 2021
Pages
80
ISBN-13
9780063015371
Language
English
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