The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger
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Summary:In this funny, uncannily wise portrait of the dynamics of a sixth-grade class and of the greatness that sometimes comes in unlikely packages, Dwight, a loser, talks to his classmates via an origami finger puppet of Yoda. If that weren't strange enough, the puppet is uncannily wise and prescient. Origami Yoda predicts the date of a pop quiz, guesses who stole the classroom Shakespeare bust, and saves a classmate from popularity-crushing embarrassment with some well-timed advice. Dwight's classmate Tommy wonders how Yoda can be so smart when Dwight himself is so clueless. With contributions from his puzzled classmates, he assembles the case file that forms this novel.  F&P Level: TF&P Genre: RFAbout the Author:•Applying for a job as a newspaper artist, Tom Angleberger was mistakenly assigned to cover local government meetings. Fifteen years and countless town council meetings later, he is still writing instead of drawing, currently as a columnist for the Roanoke Times in Roanoke, Virginia. He began work on his first book while in middle school. Tom is married to author-illustrator Cece Bell. They live in Christianburg, Virginia.Author: Tom AnglebergerIllustrator:0Publisher:Amulet BooksPublished Date:03/01/2010Format:Hardcover0810984253

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction
  • Humor
  • Juvenile Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
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My Summary Imagine yourself, a loser in middle school with loser friends. At every opportunity to get the girl you like to like you, and it never happens. But that might all change. When Tommy sees the finger puppet of Yoda that loser Dwight has on his finger, it seems ordinary. Same old origami, same good origami. Its the same as always. But when Origami Yoda starts to give people advice, good advice, things change. Since Dwight is such a loser, his advice should be bad too, right? But Yoda's advice is, well, Yoda-like.

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It starts out with the main character, Tommy, talking. He's explaining about how this freaky kid named Dwight, who goes to his school, can do origami. So one day Dwight makes an Origami Yoda. Not with directions off the internet, no he made up the pattern. Also when something exciting is happening Origami Yoda gives advise through Dwight. The thing is, it's really good advise. But Dwight is too stupid to have such good ideas. Isn't he? So Tommy sets out to find out; is Dwight actually smart or if the force is with us?

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