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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
A solid book. A little ridiculous and the format was interesting, but the book was pretty decent. Also, I had forgotten how annoying of a kid Harvey was.
I thought this was really funny, with great illustrations. The depiction of the awkwardness/nervousness/excitement of middle-school was pretty spot on...AND it has instructions for making your own origami yoda!
I really liked this book and it was a quick, fun read. There's always that one kid in school who is weird and knows he's a little different. In Origami Yoda, that kid is Dwight. He makes an Origami Yoda and Yoda dispenses advice to his classmates. Each chapter is a different kid telling his experience with origami Yoda and they all weigh in on whether he is real. It's set up in a diary style with small illustrations. I think middle school boys and girls would really like this book.
DNF- not a fan of this at all. Only took me two chapters to decide I wasn’t going to read it.
PDA at a school dance, talking about peeing on pants in a bathroom, and ISS. Geez.
PDA at a school dance, talking about peeing on pants in a bathroom, and ISS. Geez.
Originally read Aug. 11, 2010. Very amusing middle school read. Great for reluctant readers and those that love star wars.
This was a kind of strange, nerdy children's book.
The book is told from the perspective of several different characters in their own words.
The main character, Tommy, is trying to determine if the Origami Yoda that the weirdo Dwight made can really give good advice. And naturally, he decided to put together a case file full of eye witness statements and argued from both side of for and against Origami Yoda.
(It's a bit of a stretch that any 6th grader would go through all of the trouble, let alone know how to put together a case file, but I'll let that slide.)
I am not sure what reading level this is geared towards, but it seemed to read young for the 6th grade. (The ages of most of the characters in the book.) I'd probably recommend it to kids in Elementary School. Maybe 1st through 3rd graders? And they have to know something about Star Wars. That's kind of a must.
I loved the idea behind this book, I just wish it was executed a bit better. But I fully admit that might be because I am an adult reading a kids book.
The book is told from the perspective of several different characters in their own words.
The main character, Tommy, is trying to determine if the Origami Yoda that the weirdo Dwight made can really give good advice. And naturally, he decided to put together a case file full of eye witness statements and argued from both side of for and against Origami Yoda.
(It's a bit of a stretch that any 6th grader would go through all of the trouble, let alone know how to put together a case file, but I'll let that slide.)
I am not sure what reading level this is geared towards, but it seemed to read young for the 6th grade. (The ages of most of the characters in the book.) I'd probably recommend it to kids in Elementary School. Maybe 1st through 3rd graders? And they have to know something about Star Wars. That's kind of a must.
I loved the idea behind this book, I just wish it was executed a bit better. But I fully admit that might be because I am an adult reading a kids book.
I absolutely loved this book. So darn funny- yet so sweet. My favorite chapter was The Cheeto Hog! Laugh out loud funny. I can't wait to read the other books in the series!
I give it more of a three and a half. The half is for Origami Yoda - only a really bad author could mess up a plot gimmick like that, and Tom Angleberger is not a really bad author.
It's pretty much your usual story of middle-school woes - unreciprocated crushes, social issues, and normal people vs. freaks. It's an interesting format - a collection of testimonies from various students on the seemingly magical advice of the Origami Yoda - and, again, Origami Yoda and his mouthpiece, Dwight, are fascinating. I really wanted to learn more about Dwight, especially what made him tick. Unfortunately, 95% of the book was comprised of the issues of other, blander, more normal side characters, at once judging and being guided by Dwight and his puppet.
Still, thumbs up for gimmick originality and the most engaging cover for a tween book I've seen in a while. A solid 3 1/2.
It's pretty much your usual story of middle-school woes - unreciprocated crushes, social issues, and normal people vs. freaks. It's an interesting format - a collection of testimonies from various students on the seemingly magical advice of the Origami Yoda - and, again, Origami Yoda and his mouthpiece, Dwight, are fascinating. I really wanted to learn more about Dwight, especially what made him tick. Unfortunately, 95% of the book was comprised of the issues of other, blander, more normal side characters, at once judging and being guided by Dwight and his puppet.
Still, thumbs up for gimmick originality and the most engaging cover for a tween book I've seen in a while. A solid 3 1/2.
I read this to my 4th graders this year, and we had many laughs with it. Truthfully, however, it's best suited for middle school.
Aimed at a Mid school audience I had a good laugh listening to this with the kids on a road trip