Blog 6: Operation Yes

I started reading a new book called Operation Yes. Operation yes is a book I feel I can connect to already and I am just in the beginning of the book. So far the book introduced the main character, Bo, his mother, Amy, and his father who is an Air Force colonel. Bo has just entered middle school as a new sixth grader. In the past years at school, Bo hasn't behaved at school or gotten good grades which obviously doesn't please his parents. But Bo is looking to change how he acts and how much he cares towards school. He promised his father, who he won't be seeing since he is in the air force, that he would get good grades just for him and to prove that he is a new student. His father agrees and believes he can do so and so does his mother. Bo then promised his mother that he would behave and stay away from trouble during school wether if it's from teachers or other students. Amy does not have a positive feeling on that and neither does his father, but they are trusting Bo. So that is mainly everything they have talked about so far in the book.  I can't wait to read more to tell you how this all continues.

After reading just a few pages in my book I can tell what the conflict is for the main character Bo. The conflict so far is that he has to change and take responsibility as a student since he is now a sixth grader. This is going to be hard for him because in previous years at school, Bo had a bad habit of misbehaving for teachers or other students. He promised his parents that he would also care more about his academics and focus on receiving good grades. This is also going to be hard for Bo because he really slumps when it comes to grades and rarely get's A's and B's. But with his new promise to his parents, he knows that making a change as a new student is going to be important. Not because he needs to grow up and start being more responsible, but because he hasn't seen his father in so long since he is in the Air Force, so promising him something this big is going to have to be a promise he must keep. So basically the conflict for Bo is that he has to change with his behavior and academics as he begins to start middle school as a sixth grader.