The Strange Case Of Origami Yoda
In A School, Thats Not So Far Away
Information
Publish by: Harry N. Abrams; Reprint edition (March 10, 2015)
ISBN: 9781419715174
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Awards:
- Nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Middle Grade & Children's
- Nominated for the Illinois State 2013 Rebecca Caudill Award
- New York Times Bestselling Series
Review
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is a very unique Star Wars graphical novel, because unlike Jedi Academy this takes place in the real world with real places (like K-Mart) and events. It also has a Diary Of A Wimpy Kid aspect to it with drawings related to that page being show on the side. Tom Angleberger did an amazing job with giving this book that middle school feel and everything Star Wars and i recommend it to anyone who likes graphic novels or Star Wars.
Professional Reviews
School Library Journal: Sixth grader Tommy and his friends face gym class jitters, embarrassing nicknames, and considerable girl anxiety. They need the wisdom of a Jedi master just to make it through the day. When Tommy's weird classmate Dwight shows up at school with an origami Yoda finger puppet and suggests that Tommy and his friends check in with the Yoda when they have difficult situations to deal with or tough decisions to make. The Yoda's advice is so good that the friends can't imagine that it is coming from oddball Dwight and Tommy decides to investigate. Tom Angleberger's novel (Amulet Books, 2010) is Tommy's case file. He documents his own interactions with Origami Yoda and asks his friends to contribute theirs as well. This works really well in the audio format. Five actors voice Tommy, Kellen, Quavondo, Sara, and resident skeptic Harvey with varying degrees of believable immaturity. The case is never resolved, and listeners are left to decide for themselves whether Origami Yoda is merely Dwight's dummy or if somehow the finger puppet is actually using the Force.
Further Exploration
- Buy The Book At Amazon
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- See The Origami Yoda Official Website
- See More Information At Scholastic.com
- Learn How To Make Your Own Origami Yoda At Instuctable.com
Darth Paper Strikes Back
It is a dark time at Ralph McQuarrie Middle School. After suffering several Origami Yoda–related humiliations, Harvey manages to get Dwight suspended from school for being a “troublemaker.” Origami Yoda pleads with Tommy and Kellen to save Dwight by making a new case file—one that will show how Dwight’s presence benefits McQuarrie. With the help of their friends, Tommy and Kellen record cases such as “Origami Yoda and the Pre-eaten Wiener,” “Origami Yoda and the Exploding Pizza Bagels,” and “Origami Yoda and Wonderland: The Musical.” But Harvey and his Darth Paper puppet have a secret plan that could make Dwight’s suspension permanent . . .
This is the second case file in the blockbuster bestselling Origami Yoda series, written by Tom Angleberger, author of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side, showcasing his proven knack for authentically capturing the intrigues, fads, and dramas of middle school in “a satisfying tale of friendship and just resistance to authority
The Surprise Attack Of Jabba The Puppet
With this latest episode in the explosively popular Origami Yoda series, Tom Angleberger proves once again that he “has his finger puppet squarely on the erratic pulse of middle-school life
Princess Labelmaker To The Rescue!
At McQuarrie Middle School, the war against the FunTime Menace—aka test prep—wages on. Our heroes have one battle under their belts, and they’ve even found a surprising ally in Jabba the Puppett. But to defeat the Dark Standardized Testing Forces they’re going to need an even bigger, even more surprising ally: Principal Rabbski. But with great forces—aka the school board—pushing her from above, will the gang’s former enemy don a finger puppet and join the Rebellion—or will her transformation to Empress Rabbski, Dark Lord of the Sith, be complete?
With this timely episode in the blockbuster Origami Yoda series, Tom Angleberger, author of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side, demonstrates once again that his “grasp of middle-school emotions, and behavior is spot-on
Bibliography
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