The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Origami Yoda #1) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810984257)

Strange things are happening at McQuarrie Middle School in the opener to the New York Times bestselling series from Tom Angleberger

It takes the wisdom of Yoda to survive the sixth grade.

Meet Dwight, a sixth-grade oddball. Dwight does a lot of weird things, like wearing the same T-shirt for a month or telling people to call him "Captain Dwight." But Dwight does one cool thing. He makes origami. One day he makes an origami finger puppet of Yoda. And that's when things get mysterious. Origami Yoda can predict the future and suggest the best way to deal with a tricky situation. His advice actually works, and soon most of the sixth grade is lining up with questions.

Dwight's friend Tommy wants to know how Origami Yoda can be so smart when Dwight is so clueless. Is Yoda tapping into the Force?

This is Tommy's case file of his investigation into "The Strange Case of Origami Yoda."

Includes instructions for folding your own Origami Yoda.


Author: Tom Angleberger
ISBN-10: 0810984253
ISBN-13: 9780810984257
Publisher: Amulet Books
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2010
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.20w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 136271 / Strange Case of Origami Yoda

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Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/15/2010 pg. 53
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2010 pg. 192
Booklist 05/01/2010 pg. 55
School Library Journal 05/01/2010 pg. 105
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2010
New York Times Book Review 06/06/2010 pg. 24
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory