Title: Operation
YES
Author: Sarah Lewis Holmes
Publisher: Brilliance
Audio Year:
2011
Read by: Jessica Almasy
Media: CD
Unabridged Playing Time: 6 hours
ISBN: 978-1-61106-079-9
Genre: Fiction/Realistic
This book
is for Ages: 8 - 14
Awards: Audie Award for Best Audio Recording for
Ages 8-12 (2010)
AR Points: 7.0
Subjects/Themes:
Teachers/Students/Military
Families/War/Hope
Plot
Summary: Bo is sure his 6th
grade year is going to be different. He
has a new teacher, Miss Loupe, who has a tattoo and an ugly green couch. His cousin, Gari, is coming to live with his
family at the air force base. Her mom an
army nurse has been deployed. Gari is in
the sixth grade too. Bo and Gari share a
year learning to say “Yes, and . . .” as
Miss Loupe shares her ideas theater and improvisation with the 6th
graders. When tragedy strikes, Bo, Gari and
the students of Mrs. Loupe’s sixth grade class try to restore hope to Miss
Loupe, the school and soldiers.
Review: Holmes reveals the interesting life of
military children. Bo is a typical 6th-grade-boy. He is a little rowdy. He likes airplanes and cars. He struggles with the responsibility of being
the base commander’s son. His cousin Gari
worries about her mom being deployed to Iraq.
The story deals with the special challenges faced by children of
American soldiers. Holmes book is happy,
sad, strong and hopeful. This book is a
must read.
If you like
this book you may also like: Alpha,
Bravo, Charlie, The Military Alphabet By Chris Demarest.
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