He has to know if Origami Yoda is real before he makes a complete fool of himself. Others think he's just a stupid finger puppet made by the 6th grade's biggest loser, Dwight. "There are kids all over McQuarrie Middle School who believe Origami Yoda can tell the future. Here's the blurb I wrote as a CYBILS panelist: Congratulations to all the CYBILS winners!Īnyway, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda.
I wanted to say, "The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is going to win" in my last CYBILS post, but that wouldn't have been fair! I'm re-reading it tomorrow with five adorable seventh grade boys (no, that's not an oxymoron!) as part of our school-wide book clubs (topic for another post, perhaps). This is Tommy's case file of his investigation into "The Strange Case of Origami Yoda.The CYBILS winners have been announced and I can finally talk about Origami Yoda! I really thought it would be the winner, only threatened by Kneebone Boy. Is Yoda tapping into The Force? It's crucial that Tommy figure out the mystery before he takes Yoda's advice about something very important that has to do with a girl.
Tommy wants to know how Origami Yoda can be so smart when Dwight himself is so clueless.
His advice actually works, and soon most of the sixth grade is lining up with questions. Origami Yoda can predict the future and suggest the best way to deal with a tricky situation. One day he makes an origami finger puppet of Yoda. Dwight does a lot of weird things, like wearing the same T-shirt for a month or telling people to call him "Captain Dwight." This is embarrassing, particularly for Tommy, who sits with him at lunch every day.īut Dwight does one cool thing. Darth Paper Strikes Back The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is the first book in the Origami Yoda book series by Tom Angleberger, and was originally published in March 2010 by Amulet Books.
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