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http://www.saralewisholmes.com

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Children's Books, Poetry

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Sara Lewis Holmes is the author of the middle-grade novel, Operation Yes, which ALA's Booklist called "purest stagecraft: quick, funny, sad, full of heart, and irresistibly absorbing." It was also named as one of Booklist's Top Ten Arts Books for Kids 2009.

Operation Yes was a Cybils finalist in the Middle Grade Fiction category and the audio version won a 2010 Audie award for the best audiobook for kids, ages 8-12. Listen to an excerpt here.

The Provo Library Review says:

Operation Yes is filled with riches: caring, loving parents, a multileveled portrait of what it is like to live in a military family, sympathetic and well-developed characters, sorrows, laughter, growing up, and thousands of LGMs (you'll see). Contemporary realistic juveni...more

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What's it like to be part of a military family?

When I asked how many kids knew someone in the military at a recent Arlington Public Library event, hands went up all over the room.

Then those same kids shared with me the advantages and challenges of being part of a military family. For a video of the conversation, please see the post here: http://saralewisholmes.blogspot.com/2...

For a list of resources to help military students, you can chec... Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.77 · 754 ratings · 196 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	Operation Yes 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from Rapunzel 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Letters From Rapunzel (Children's Books)

1 chapters — updated Jun 24, 2010 12:44pm

Description: Winner of the Ursula Nordstrom Fiction Prize, this debut novel is for ages 10 and up.

Operation Yes (Children's Books)

2 chapters — updated May 19, 2010 11:26am

Description: You have Plans A, B, C and D-Z. But what you really need is Operation Yes.

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