Highlighting: ‘Operation Sink the Sub’ by M. C. Millman. Tfutza Publications. 2020. English. Hardcover. 240 pages. ISBN: 978-1600918193

“Operation Sink the Sub” is another highly entertaining novel written by M.C. Millman, the author of ”Secret Summer,” “Good as Gold,” “Once Upon an Invention,” and dozens of other popular titles. This is one book you can judge by its cover, where the mayhem depicted is just one bizarre scene of many that will keep readers glued to the pages until the stunning conclusion.

The book begins with rumors of a teachers’ strike. And since boys will be boys, it is no surprise that the eighth graders begin plans to take advantage of the situation. When the rest of the grades hear about the scheme, they, too, are all in.

But finding substitute teachers for every grade during the same week can prove challenging for any school. Yeshiva of Hillsdale is no exception. Out of sheer desperation, eighth graders are recruited to substitute for the third grade. And then the fun begins (for the third graders at least).

Struggling to control a situation that quickly spirals out of control, substitutes and students alike experiences a week like no other. Major mix-ups and mayhem, including runaway frogs, puzzling puddles and overwhelming gaseous fumes, are just a small part of what takes place in this original young-adult novel, which is jumping off the shelves.

Accept no substitutes! The students of Yeshiva of Hillsdale didn’t—and ”Operation Sink the Sub” tells the tale.

“Operation Sink the Sub” is available in your local Judaica stores, Amazon and online at www.israelbookshoppublications.com.