Operation Yes

It’s just a rectangle of tape on a plain linoleumfloor. Four feet wide, three feet deep, at the frontof a sixth-grade classroom on an Air Force base inNorth Carolina. But when Ms. Loupe steps into thespace, it becomes a putting green. A prison cell. Astage. And she teaches her students how to makethat magic—theatre—happen as well.Bo loves the improvisation exercises: They focushis restless energies and distract him from hisfather’s impending deployment. But Gari has moreimportant things to worry about—like getting hermom home safe from Iraq. When Ms. Loupe’sbrother goes missing in Afghanistan and Ms.Loupe herself breaks down, Gari, Bo, and the restof the class have to improvise their way throughtheir own great battles”…and find a way to helptheir teacher fight hers.Operation Yes is a poignant, funny, and generousbook about an amazing teacher and the studentsshe inspires.

Sara Lewis Holmes is the author of LETTERS FROM RAPUNZEL. As the wife of an Air Force pilot, she has lived, written, and raised a family in eleven states and three countries, including Germany and Japan. She currently resides in northern Virginia. Please visit her website at http://www.saralewisholmes.com.