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Happy Thursday! My, but this week really flew! #tbt features The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger. With yesterday being May the fourth, this book popped into my head. Next year, May the fourth will actually fall on a #tbt, but I can't wait that long to talk about this fun book, which is part of a humorous series.
The book is a series of case files concerning sixth grade oddball, Dwight. Our narrator, Tommy wants to get to the bottom of the Origami Yoda question. You see, Dwight owns Yoda and, while Dwight himself is a bit socially inept, Yoda imparts uncanny wisdom through him. Each chapter/ case file in this illustrated novel contains a different classmate's testimony about whether Origami Yoda is real. The humor ranges from slapstick to wry and satirical. And there are instructions at the back of the book for readers to create their own Origami Yoda.
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda was Mr. Angleberger's debut and published in 2010. It won an E.B. White Read Aloud Award, was named an ALA Notable Book and won quite a few State Awards. Darth Paper Strikes Back published in 2011 and five books followed.
Happy reading (and folding)!
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