Gari is going to live peacefully with her cousin.
Her mother, an Army nurse, says so.

Miss Loupe is going to teach her class language arts, social studies, math, and science.
What’s supposed to say secret: the theater lessons – and her tattoo.

Plan B
Bo stages a food fight.
His father isn’t pleased.

Gari stages a protest.
The Army isn’t pleased.

And when something happens that none of them could plan for…

they lose Miss Loupe too.

And what comes out of that is…

Plan C
It involves misbehaving – and working together.
Protests, fighting – and making something amazing.

For everyone’s parents. Everyone’s families.

It’s a plan so big, so daring, so life-changing, that it can only be called:

OPERATION YES

“[T]his story of middle-school classmates who come together to honor their teacher and her war-injured brother entertains. . . . Miss Loupe is the kind of teacher every kid dreams about, and the “all for one, one for all” mentality that comes through as the students band together is inspiring.” -- Publishers Weekly

“In this lively, often funny novel, an enthusiastic teacher brings improv to restless sixth graders at a rundown school on a North Carolina Air Force base. . . . Pitched to readers in both military and civilian families, this engaging story avoids larger questions of war and peace, focusing instead on how they affect the lives of American kids who deal with the consequences every day.” -- Kirkus Reviews

“The classroom is often a place of lessons, but Holmes tells her story—infused with details of military life—with heart and energy, and leaves any didacticism at the door. Sixth graders, military brats or not, will identify with this rich cast.” -- Horn Book