Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes

Author:Sara Lewis Holmes
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2009-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

Over the weekend, Bo wished he’d taken his dad’s advice and written out a list of how to be nice to Gari, because she wasn’t making it easy. She didn’t want to watch the University of Tennessee game on TV with them or wear his orange football jersey, even though he’d taken it off and offered it to her at halftime. She wasn’t interested in the new ramps at the skateboard park, and she read every label on every can of food in their house to see if there was a trace of animal in it. She hijacked the computer, and she took showers that lasted way more than three minutes. She said of course she was going to the air show … what, did he think she was planning to run away or something? And she started feeding Indy baby carrots, which the dog snapped up like they were better than bologna.

Worse, she continued to ruin his life at school on Monday. The day began with this announcement:

“Staff, the School Commission will visit THIS FRIDAY. I have NOT received the majority of the assessment reports. They are NOT complete until I receive them IN the office. I must have ample time to compile a master report. Students: I expect YOU to be on your BEST behavior.”

Bo knew that meant HIM.

Miss Loupe said, “Thank you, class, for helping me finish our report despite all that … that … chaos on Friday.” She avoided looking at Bo.

He’d missed moving the Ugly, Ugly Couch to the library too. Because of Gari, all he’d done last Friday afternoon was sit in detention in the principal’s office.

Then, in case somebody, somewhere, didn’t know that Gari existed, Miss Loupe invited her to introduce herself.

“You don’t have to come up front, but stand so we can hear you.” She smiled encouragingly at Gari.

Gari pushed herself to her feet, gripping her desk. She was across the room from Bo, to the far left. As she took a breath, he saw her finger find the deep groove that Dillon had left behind. Bo realized that with her replacing Dillon, there were now more girls than boys in the class. Now they’d always be outvoted.

Most of the class had turned to look at Gari. Their faces swirled together in one blurry mass. Gari tucked her hands into her pockets so no one could see them shaking. Her mom always coached her: “Keep it short. Keep it simple. Breathe.”

She focused on a chipped spot on her desk.

“I’m Gari Whaley. I live in Seattle. Well, I used to live in Seattle. I like art. I don’t eat meat. My mom is in Iraq, and she’s in the Army.”

She started to dive back into her seat, but Zac asked, “How come you have a boy name?”

Gari sighed. “There’s an i at the end. It’s short for Garrison. It’s a fort, you know, like the Alamo?”

Allison raised her hand. “Is it true that Bo’s name is really Bogart?”

There was a silence, followed by Aimee’s barely controlled giggling.

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