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A review by saidtheraina
Operation Oleander by Valerie O. Patterson
4.0
Woof. Just heart-breaking.
When you're trying to make the best of a not-great situation... When you are trying to do good... When you feel like you have found the way to actually make a difference...
...The last thing you expect is for it all to come crashing down. To maybe do more harm than good.
I'm always looking for books set in military families, as that's a mirror for many of the kids in my community. Specifically for 6th-8th graders, since I visit them once a year. This book was on the intense end of what I usually take on those visits.
This one fits both criteria, following through with all the feels (as I told the kids).
I booktalked this in 2017. It addresses activism, friendship, absence of a parent, sibling relationships, base life, and much more.
When you're trying to make the best of a not-great situation... When you are trying to do good... When you feel like you have found the way to actually make a difference...
...The last thing you expect is for it all to come crashing down. To maybe do more harm than good.
I'm always looking for books set in military families, as that's a mirror for many of the kids in my community. Specifically for 6th-8th graders, since I visit them once a year. This book was on the intense end of what I usually take on those visits.
This one fits both criteria, following through with all the feels (as I told the kids).
I booktalked this in 2017. It addresses activism, friendship, absence of a parent, sibling relationships, base life, and much more.