The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Angleberger,
T. (2010). The strange case of origami
yoda. New York: Amulet Books.
In this cute
book about a sixth-grade boy named Dwight, who uses an origami puppet named Yoda
as a mouthpiece for giving others advice, readers are able to witness typical
middle school behavior when the boys decide to collect different cases for the
likelihood that Yoda does or does not really exist as Dwight says he does. Tommy, the boy who instigated the investigation,
is interested in a girl and wants to know if he can rely on Yoda to steer him
in the right direction. This is a great
book for upper elementary students through middle grades because readers,
especially boys, are able to identify with each of the characters, even Dwight,
because, let’s face it, all middle school kids are a little odd; they can’t
help it. Tommy is nervous about asking a
girl out but summons the courage to do so and Dwight has a hard time talking to
people but eventually starts to overcome that and I think because of the social
and emotional developmental stages for middle school readers, this book is
right on target for them. I would like
to see this book used in a middle school art class as a lead-in to origami and
of course, the sequel, Darth Paper Strikes Back is an excellent book to follow.
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