Darth Paper Strikes Back
Not such a long time ago, in a middle school not so far, far away...
Something amazing happened. A weird kid named Dwight made an origami finger puppet of Yoda. (That wasn't the amazing thing – just typical Dwight weirdness!) The amazing thing was that Origami Yoda gave great advice. He could predict the date of a pop quiz, tell a guy if a girl likes him or not, and keep kids from embarrassing themselves in a dozen different ways. Most of the sixth graders were convinced he was using the Force.
But now, a year later, it's a dark time at McQuarrie Middle School: Dwight has been suspended and may be expelled, which means no more Origami Yoda. Even worse, Darth Paper, a puppet created by Dwight's nemesis, Harvey, has taken Yoda's place. He spews insults and evil and just may be responsible for getting Dwight kicked out in the first place. Now the kids of McQuarrie are trying to build a case to save Dwight...
Cybils Award Nominee for Middle Grade Fiction (2011)
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About the Origami Yoda Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Strange Case of Origami Yoda(2010)
- 2.Darth Paper Strikes Back(2011)
- 3.The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee(2012)
- 4.The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett(2013)
- 5.Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue(2014)
- 6.Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus(2014)
- +Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling(2013)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
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." This is embarrassing, particularly for Tommy, who sits with him at lunch every day.
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.
Tommy wants to know how Origami Yoda can be so smart when Dwight himself is so clueless. 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...