Angleberger, T., & Rosenstock, J. L. (2010). The strange case of Origami Yoda. New York : Amulet Books
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Summary: One of the main characters in this story is Dwight
and Tommy who are in sixth grade. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is a
novel that makes an origami puppet of Yoda. Dwight gets the attention of his
class when he starts to give advice to his peers in the voice of Yoda. Some
of his students discover that Dwight might be the voice, but Tommy is still
doubtful. Tommy wants to discover the
truth behind Dwight’s Origami “Yoda.” At
the end Tommy still believes that Dwight’s Yoda is real gets together with
another person named Sara on the dance floor and dance the night away.
Strengths:
The intended audience for this book is for ages 9
and up. Students can relate to Yoda in
the instance of when struggling with a situation similar to Tommy. The mental developmental criteria meets “The
Strange Case of Origami Yoda” because it demonstrates make believes actions
from Yoda. This book also meets the
social developmental criteria being that Dwight is an unusual that achieves
somewhat of fame among his peers because of his unique creation.
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