Lifestyles in a small rural community of Cedar Ridge one can find many surprising outcomes. In the previous book THE DARE, teenager Jae just won the slogan of fulfilling a community project called What's the Scoop of your S.O.U.P.? As she bravely reaches out to an old hermit sheep farmer she finds Simon Croft willing to agree to the terms of creating a huge garden on his plot of land. Then a miracle of happens......a simple gesture of friendship acceptance and service explodes into a rippling effect for him and for the whole town of Cedar Ridge. Young readers will interact in a counting challenge and the opportunity to see how nurturing a seed can create a harvest of abundance and to also know how to direct those blessings! There are three on hands recipes for parents to supervise with as the child continues to learn math skills in learning about recipe measurements. OPERATION S.O.U.P. is the second book in " An Operation S.O.U.P. story" series and the third book Judy A. Gill completed in the 8 book series.