Origami Yoda Books
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Come to an end, all good things must. In this hilarious conclusion to the blockbuster series, Tom Angleberger uses his spot-on grasp of middle schoolers and pitch-perfect humor to pit the Rebel Alliance against their evilest, sourest villain yet! After successfully fighting to save the seventh-grade field trip in Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue!, Tommy and the gang prepare for a well-earned day of fun and adventure . . . but of course it won’t be that easy! This field trip will be full of shifting alliances and betrayals, carsickness and sugar highs. Trouble starts even before they leave school, when Principal Rabbski decrees the field trip an “origami-free zone.” Dwight secretly folds a Yoda from a Fruit Roll-Up, but will he be a match for the sour, hate-filled emperor of darkness that Harvey makes from a desiccated pickle?
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. [MELISSA: EXCERPT OF NOVEL IS IN MY ED FOLDER, UNDER MARKETING]
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" (Scripps Howard News Service).Praise for Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! "Fans will devour this satisfying and nicely realistic conclusion to the story set up in the previous volume. Characters grow, and non-Star Wars pop-culture references seep in. Readers new to the series are advised to go back to the beginning; they won't regret it." --Kirkus Reviews "These books are more popular than a working droid on Tatooine. Expect the usual army of young Jedis to come out swinging for a copy." --Booklist
Dark times have fallen on McQuarrie Middle School. Dwight's back-and not a moment too soon, as the gang faces the FunTime Menace: a new educational program designed to raise students' standardized test scores. Instead, it's driving everyone crazy with its obnoxious videos of Professor FunTime and his insidious singing calculator! When Principal Rabbski cancels the students' field trip-along with art, music, and LEGO classes-to make time for FunTime, the students turn to Origami Yoda for help. But some crises are too big for Origami Yoda to handle alone: Form a Rebel Alliance the students must. United, can they defeat the FunTime Menace and cope with a surprise attack from Jabba the Puppett?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" (Washington Post). Praise for The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett"Chock-full of customarily quirky fun."--Kirkus Reviews"Fans of the series will relish the side drawings' goofy humor, the new puppets to make, and the cliff-hanger promising more to come."--School Library Journal"Angleberger delivers another clever, funny crowd-pleaser. The message isn't bad either: uniting for the greater good and standing up for one's beliefs. Fans of the series, or of Star Wars, will hit warp speeds to grab a copy of this one."--Booklist
With Dwight attending Tippett Academy this semester, the kids of McQuarrie Middle School are on their own—no Origami Yoda to give advice and help them navigate the treacherous waters of middle school. Then Sara gets a gift she says is from Dwight—a paper fortune-teller in the form of Chewbacca. It’s a Fortune Wookiee, and it seems to give advice that’s just as good as Yoda’s—even if, in the hands of the girls, it seems too preoccupied with romance. In the meantime, Dwight is fitting in a little too well at Tippett. Has the unimaginable happened? Has Dwight become normal? It’s up to his old friends at McQuarrie to remind their kooky friend that it’s in his weirdness that his greatness lies. This is the third 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” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Praise for The Secret of the Fortune Wookieehas crafted a worthy follow-up to his breakSTARRED REVIEW "Angleberger’s third in the series continues the fun. A chorus of spot-on middle school voices and plenty of laughs are wrapped around this tale of friendship and seasoned with Star Wars references." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Tom Angleberger offers a hilarious third book in his best-selling series starring origami Star Wars characters. Angleberger’s grasp of middle-school emotions, humor and behavior is spot-on, and parents who want to get a sense of what it’s like be a preteen these days might consider reading this book. But you'll likely have to pry it out of your young reader’s hands first." —Scripps Howard News ServiceAward 2013 ReadKiddoRead Kiddos - FINALIST
Dwight es un chico que hace muchas cosas raras, como usar la misma camiseta durante un mes o prentender que los demás lo llamen "Capitan Dwight'. Esto es patético, sobre todo para Tommy, que se sienta junto a él durante el almuerzo. Pero hay algo que Dwight hace muy bien, origami. Ha creado un Yoda de papel y lo lleva en el dedo. Y ahi es donde las cosas se ponen misteriosas. Yoda Origami puede predecir el futuro y aconsejar la mejor forma de resolver un problema delicado. Sus consejos realmente funcionan, y todos los chicos del colegio se acercan a consultarle.
El Extrano Caso de Yoda Origami (the Strange Case of Yoda Origami)
by Tom Angleberger
Published 15 November 2013