Books with title Operation Orca

No one in her sixth-grade class knows quite what to make of Ms. Loupe, with her short hair, her taped square "stage" on the floor, and her interest in improvisational theater. After all, their school is on an Air Force base - a place that values discipline more than improv. But her students soon come to love her fresh approach; and when her dear brother goes missing in Afghanistan, and Ms. Loupe herself breaks down, they band together to support their teacher. What starts as a class fundraiser expands into a nationwide effort for all injured troops, and an amazing vision of community and hope.

Want to read a great book about military kids? Sign up for OPERATION YES!It's just a rectangle of tape on a plain linoleum floor at the front of a sixth-grade classroom on an Air Force base in North Carolina. But when Ms. Loupe steps into the space, it becomes a putting green. A prison cell. A stage. And she teaches her students how to make that magic -- theatre -- happen as well.Bo loves the improvisation exercises: They focus his restless energies and distract him from his father's impending deployment overseas. But Gari has more important things to worry about -- like getting her mom home safe from Iraq. When Ms. Loupe's brother goes missing in Afghanistan and Ms. Loupe herself breaks down, Gari, Bo, and the rest of the class have to improvise their way through their own "great battles" . . . and find a way to help their teacher fight hers.The first middle-grade novel about the home front during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, OPERATION YES is a poignant, funny, and generous book about an amazing teacher and the students she inspires.

No one in her sixth-grade class knows quite what to make of Ms. Loupe, with her short hair, her taped square "stage" on the floor, and the interest in improvisational theatre. After all, their school is on an Air Force base--a place that values discipline more than improv. But her students soon come to love her fresh approach; and when her dear brother goes missing in Afghanistan, and Ms. Loupe herself breaks down, they band together to support their teacher. What starts as a class fundraiser expands into a nationwide effort for all injured troops, and an amazing vision of community and hope.

No one in her sixth-grade class knows quite what to make of Ms. Loupe, with her short hair, her taped square "stage" on the floor, and the interest in improvisational theatre. After all, their school is on an Air Force base--a place that values discipline more than improv. But her students soon come to love her fresh approach; and when her dear brother goes missing in Afghanistan, and Ms. Loupe herself breaks down, they band together to support their teacher. What starts as a class fundraiser expands into a nationwide effort for all injured troops, and an amazing vision of community and hope.

Maya is a smart, caring, and loving 10-year-old girl who enjoys writing, dancing, reading, and learning. She began writing Operation Eye when she was just 8 years old. This medically complex warrior has numerous diagnoses one of which is Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome. Among its many impacts on her health and development, it caused her to develop glaucoma at a very young age. Maya has already undergone two semi-successful surgeries to manage it with several more slated in the coming months. Aside from being an author, she aspires to be an anesthesiologist so that she can play an active role in helping children through their surgeries.

When Luna Merina’s family moves from Puerto Rico to Georgia, an unexpected gift from a wonderful visitor sparks a bright idea. Join Luna and her sister Celeste as they journey through new experiences, learning to trust God and what it means to be a blessing to those around them. Luna would have never guessed the impact that gift would have on her life and the lives of her new friends!

Samantha, her younger brother Robby, and school chums fight City Hall to save an endangered Florida hammock and Riding Stable.When Sam finds that her favorite horse Dolly, and the stable owned by the City are about to be sold to make way for a Mall, she is heart broken.All the kids at school get a lesson in petitioning their local government from teacher, Mrs. Hastings.Come celebrate with the whole City as Sam and friends find that the rewards of fighting for what you believe in are worth the effort. It is an outcome sure to warm your heart.

Ready? Line UP! FALL IN! And you'll fall for this timely and generous novel set on an Air Force base during the Iraq War, about an amazing teacher and the students she inspires.No one in her sixth-grade class knows quite what to make of Ms. Loupe, with her short hair, her taped square "stage" on the floor, and the interest in improvisational theatre. After all, their school is on an Air Force base--a place that values discipline more than improv. But her students soon come to love her fresh approach; and when her dear brother goes missing in Afghanistan, and Ms. Loupe herself breaks down, they band together to support their teacher. What starts as a class fundraiser expands into a nationwide effort for all injured troops, and an amazing vision of community and hope.

PLAN A Bo is going to behave for his new teacher. His father, an Air Force colonel, says so. 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 stay 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