The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Tom Angleberger

Harry N. Abrams, Mar 1, 2010 - Juvenile Fiction - 141 pages

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: T
F&P Genre: RF

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Review: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Origami Yoda #1)

User Review  - Robert Kent - Goodreads

Glad to see you I am, Esteemed Reader. Enjoy this week's book you will. Growing tired of this Yoda talk already, you are. Annoying, it is. Helping, this isn't. Okay, fine. I'll do the rest of the ...

Review: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Origami Yoda #1)

User Review  - Jen - Goodreads

Angleberger, T. (2010). The strange case of origami Yoda. New York, New York: Amulet Books. A bunch of 6th graders at McQuarrie Middle School start to believe in Origami Yoda. He is the creation of ...

About 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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda; Origami Yoda
• Author: Tom Angleberger
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2010
• ISBN: 0810984253, 9780810984257
• Length: 141 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / School & Education; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General; Juvenile Fiction / Toys, Dolls, Puppets