Thirteen year old Coco Twain loves hanging out at her best friend Sonja Reynolds
house. Sonja’s Mom is young and interesting.
Daisy Reynolds was not at all like Coco’s Mom who named the girl after Coco Chanel because it sounded French and who claimed they were relatives of Mark Twain despite that author’s real name was Samuel Clemens. While spending a weekend at the Reynold’s Coco finds herself in a strange situation. Two escaped convicts, Buford Markman and Al Hooper, suddenly take up residence at the Reynold’s
house. Instead of calling the
police, Sonja’s Mom simply starts making these guys breakfast and giving them Sonja’s Grandfather’s clothes. Coco Twain Tells the Truth is a story about a time when people didn’t lock their doors. A time when helping your fellow neighbour or someone down on their luck was the right thing to do. Nonetheless, the reader can’t help but think how absolutely insane the girls are for not running to the police.