Reviews

Operation Sisterhood by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

vibeke_hiatt's review against another edition

4.0

I learned about this author because she made a list of books about dragons, and I have a dragon-loving toddler. If it weren't for that list, I wouldn't have discovered a great new author!

It was enlightening to read about lives so different from my own. Despite our differences, I could relate to Bo and how overwhelming the changes in her life were.

The beginning was a little hard to follow. I'm not sure why. But once I got into the story, it was a delight to read.

tiffanyturnedtotext's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

missmeganmann's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I really enjoyed this, but some of it just didn’t sit well with me. I LOVE the sisterly bond, I love the various interests, I love the free schooling and take on blended family, I love the community efforts!

What I didn’t love was how it felt like the conversation with her mom needed more resolution and was simply too quick. I didn’t like that she wasn’t willing to share her feelings with anyone. I didn’t enjoy the fact that she was being needled to give things up she didn’t want to.

Overall, REALLY enjoyed it, but felt a little iffy about some of it.

brandypainter's review against another edition

3.0

Nice addition to the MG family/surviving middle school genre of books. There are some pacing issues, particularly in the middle of the novel that detracted from it being truly amazing. It probably could have been shorter, which would have been GREAT as we need some shorter contemporary novels in this age category, but publishers haven't seem to catch that yet so the bloating may have been an insistence at getting it too 300 pages. (WHY???)

dswhite's review against another edition

4.0

This book was about a girl who goes from living alone with her mother to living with her mother and her mom's boyfriend and his daughter and a whole group of other families in a brownstone. They kids are all homeschooled.

notinjersey's review against another edition

4.0

A book that celebrates Black joy, this is the story of four young girls in the vein of All of a Kind Family and The Babysitters Club. Bo and her mom move in with Bill and his created family that includes his daughter Sunday and another couple and their twins Lil and Lee. All of the adults share parenting and the children freeschool – a concept I have not read about! The girls each have their own interests – Bo likes to bake and plays the drums, Lee is an animal lover who volunteers at a shelter, Lil enjoys fashion design, and Sunday is a piano player and writer. The new sisters bond together to help plan a party for their neighborhood, make a band, and babysit local children. This was such a sweet story!

km_loves_books's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

4 out of 5 stars. This book is about a young girl dealing with the transition from being an only child to becoming part of a large blended family when her mom gets married. She also has to leave her traditional school and take on her new family's adoption of “free schooling” which is similar to what teachers would call student driven project based learning. The main character brings with her a talent for baking and playing the drums. Each of her sisters also play musical instruments. The adjustment is difficult for the main character at first, but eventually she bonds with her sisters once they decide to create a community block party/ wedding celebration for their parents where they join together and perform as a band.Overall, I would recommend this book to students. I would say that it would be appropriate for 4th grade and up.

ltwardwriter's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

cinnabal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

pib003's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars, but rounding up to 4 because it was a very enjoyable story. It had a slice of life feel, with lots of little tangents that didn't drive the plot but successfully contributed to the quirky family vibes. I loved the whole concept of free-schooling and the natural curiosity and ambition that the sisters displayed. I also really liked how the author delved into the complexities of finding one's place in a "patchwork" family, and the pressures of being forced into your niche (for Bo, being the "organized" one). The one thing that I couldn't help but feel frustrated by was the fact that every little interest or thought that one of the sisters had was immediately turned into a huge project that would require tons of work. I think as a society, we're moving away from the whole constant hustle idea (thank god) and as a reader it actually made me feel bad about myself for needing rest and relaxation. I know the author explores that issue a little bit with Bo, but I would hate to think that a young reader would get the idea that they need to be doing way more than they are. That's capitalism out to get you.