Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Angleburger, Tom. (2010). Strange case of origami Yoda. Amulet: NY. Tommy is a student at McQuarrie Middle School where Dewight has created an origami Yoda. Dewight has always been strange but now he is making the Yoda talk and give advice. There is quick belief that maybe the Yoda is tapped into the force. Tommy starts to create case files to decide if the origami Yoda is or is not tapped into the force. His best friend draws the case files. The Yoda through Dewight tells him about doing the twist and helps him to land his crush, which could be support for the truth of the Origami Yoda. I love this book because Dewight is strange but he brings together more people with his origami Yoda than would otherwise be possible. This is one of those books that even young kids in 3^rd grade love even if they aren’t going to school dances and doing the twist. It is a series so it is quick for students to read all of the books and get hooked. It is however hard to keep them on the shelf. I would argue that Dewight is still learning how to get along with peers from Havighurst's Theory of Developmental Tasks and that is why he uses an Origami Yoda to do the talking.