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Bastei Lübbe (Baumhaus) (2012), Edition: Aufl. 2012, 208 pages
Description
McQuarrie Middle School's students miss Origami Yoda when Dwight leaves for Tippett Academy, but he sends Sara a paper Fortune Wookiee that seems to give advice just as good as Yoda's--even if, in the hands of girls, it seems preoccupied with romance.
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LibraryThing member LibraryGirl11
With Dwight out of the picture for the time being,Sara and her Fortune Wookiee (plus Han Foldo as translator) step in to help out the students of McQuarrie MS. But what are the real motivations behind the Fortune Wookiee? And is Dwight really ok at Tippett?
LibraryThing member SebastianHagelstein
When Dwight transfers to a private school, Tippet Acdaemy, Sara introduces The Fortune Wookiee to McQuarrie Middle School, who replaces Origami Yoda. Tommy and his friends create a case file to reveal the secret of The Fortune Wookiee.
LibraryThing member 2wonderY
I don't know whether the books just read better as audio. I've listened to the first two, and was very enthusiastic. This was only available in print this early, so I tried it. I missed the proper voices and the pacing of the audio version. And the printed pages are too messy/crowded for my poor
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old eyes. I will listen to the audio as soon as it comes out. My grandson loves the books too. Show Less
LibraryThing member princess-starr
So, thanks to work-related deadlines and I have too many books to read in a short amount of time (why does everything come out in September, why?), I broke my rule about not starting series in the middle. We’ve gotten in the other Origami Yoda books in at work, and I’ve made mental notes to
That said, this was a solid read, and one that I was able to plow through pretty quick. I liked the journalistic style, I thought the kids were fun and they all had their own distinct voices (as well as page font, but you could tell who was talking without noticing the change in typesetting). The plot is a little thin, but I’m chalking that more to the fact that I haven’t read the previous two books, and so I don’t know the full story behind Dwight and the Origami Yoda. The message is very much a diatribe against schools cutting the arts and killing kids’ creative in order to focus on testing. (Which isn’t a bad message, but it does have a very anvilicious feel to it.) The only thing I don’t really like with the book overall is that the main characters feel cheated that the person behind the Fortune Wookie was Sarah and that she was dispensing girl advice. I liked the portrayal of nerdy girls in this book, but I don’t like the idea that “Oh, well, her advice is more manipulative than the kind Dwight gives.” It doesn’t outright say it, but that’s what it felt like to me.
It’s a solid read, and while I’m not entirely with the end, I’m going to go back and read the earlier books, if only to get a better grasp on the plot.
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check them out, but I just never gotten around to doing so before we returned them.That said, this was a solid read, and one that I was able to plow through pretty quick. I liked the journalistic style, I thought the kids were fun and they all had their own distinct voices (as well as page font, but you could tell who was talking without noticing the change in typesetting). The plot is a little thin, but I’m chalking that more to the fact that I haven’t read the previous two books, and so I don’t know the full story behind Dwight and the Origami Yoda. The message is very much a diatribe against schools cutting the arts and killing kids’ creative in order to focus on testing. (Which isn’t a bad message, but it does have a very anvilicious feel to it.) The only thing I don’t really like with the book overall is that the main characters feel cheated that the person behind the Fortune Wookie was Sarah and that she was dispensing girl advice. I liked the portrayal of nerdy girls in this book, but I don’t like the idea that “Oh, well, her advice is more manipulative than the kind Dwight gives.” It doesn’t outright say it, but that’s what it felt like to me.
It’s a solid read, and while I’m not entirely with the end, I’m going to go back and read the earlier books, if only to get a better grasp on the plot.
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LibraryThing member RileyM.g1
Everything has changed at Mcquarrie Middle School. Dwight has been sent to a private school called Tippet Academy. No Dwight means no Origami Yoda. So how do you have an Origami Yoda Case File without Origami Yoda? You have a new mystery, of course. Sara has brought something big and hairy. Its
Another great book by Tom Angleberger. This presents a new twist to the series that Dwight isn't there. This is part of why I like the book. It presents something that brings new questions to the audience. The book is humorous and relates too real life situations. All the kids have their own problems they need to fix. Good thing they have the Fortune Wookiee.
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name is the Fortune Wookiee. Now everyone is using the Fortune Woookiee for help while trying to get Dwight out of Tippet. However, the Fortune Wookiee has a dark secret. A secret that will reshape Mcquarrie Middle School and its students. Now everyone needs Origami Yoda back. The question is, how do you get him back without Dwight?Another great book by Tom Angleberger. This presents a new twist to the series that Dwight isn't there. This is part of why I like the book. It presents something that brings new questions to the audience. The book is humorous and relates too real life situations. All the kids have their own problems they need to fix. Good thing they have the Fortune Wookiee.
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This book was a little different then previous books since Dwight wasn't in it quite as much and since this time the Origami advice was faked. That being said the advice Hans Foldo and Fortune Wookiee gave were pretty cool. I thought it was awesome that Sara was the one giving advice and she did a
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great job approximating Chewie and Hans. Clearly there is something brewing for the next book and I am very glad that Dwight will go back to being himself and returning for the next book. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This book was a little different then previous books since Dwight wasn't in it quite as much and since this time the Origami advice was faked. That being said the advice Hans Foldo and Fortune Wookiee gave were pretty cool. I thought it was awesome that Sara was the one giving advice and she did a
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great job approximating Chewie and Hans. Clearly there is something brewing for the next book and I am very glad that Dwight will go back to being himself and returning for the next book. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This book was a little different then previous books since Dwight wasn't in it quite as much and since this time the Origami advice was faked. That being said the advice Hans Foldo and Fortune Wookiee gave were pretty cool. I thought it was awesome that Sara was the one giving advice and she did a
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great job approximating Chewie and Hans. Clearly there is something brewing for the next book and I am very glad that Dwight will go back to being himself and returning for the next book. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This book was a little different then previous books since Dwight wasn't in it quite as much and since this time the Origami advice was faked. That being said the advice Hans Foldo and Fortune Wookiee gave were pretty cool. I thought it was awesome that Sara was the one giving advice and she did a
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great job approximating Chewie and Hans. Clearly there is something brewing for the next book and I am very glad that Dwight will go back to being himself and returning for the next book. Show Less
LibraryThing member mirikayla
Read in an hour and a half. About as fun as the first two, I think. I just love the Star Wars theme (and how sixth and seventh graders know incredibly obscure Star Wars trivia so very well). This book is a lot about how being "normal" is not necessarily better for someone than being "weird," and
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about how the definitions of those words are totally subjective anyway—a theme I quite like. Show Less
LibraryThing member BranC
What a delightful read no matter how old you are!
LibraryThing member nx74defiant
Another cute entry in the series. Dwight is going to a different school and acting "normal" and "boring". Making his friends worry about him.
Sarah is giving advise using the Fortune Wookie with the help of Hans Foldo.
Sarah is giving advise using the Fortune Wookie with the help of Hans Foldo.
LibraryThing member fionaanne
I'm finding myself enjoying the characters now and there's a proper story arc developing.
LibraryThing member ms_rowse
I started this one not realizing there would be another one to follow! Angleberger set up the best cliffhanger of the three books so far in this series, and I don't even care that the end is a fairly heavy-handed commentary on Common Core/High Stakes Testing (which I happen to despise...the
I laughed out loud so much while reading this that my students started to get annoyed with me. I told them they needed to read all the books, so I'm hoping they will.
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testing, not the commentary).I laughed out loud so much while reading this that my students started to get annoyed with me. I told them they needed to read all the books, so I'm hoping they will.
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