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The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee: Origami Yoda, Book 3
By Barbara Schultz,
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Funny series continues with more folding and friendships.
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What's the Story?
Book 3 of Tom Angleberger's Oragami Yoda series, THE SECRET OF THE FORTUNE WOOKIEE picks up where Darth Paper Strikes Back left off. Origami Yoda's creator and voice, Dwight, has begun attending a private school (Tippett Academy), where students are taught to "understand our differences." However, constantly being told he's "special" seems to have deflated Dwight's whole personality. Back at McQuarrie Middle School, narrator Tommy's girlfriend, Sara, has a "Fortune Wookiee," a folded paper "cootie catcher" that fills in for Dwight's Origami Yoda when kids need advice. The kids wonder: Is the Force also in the Fortune Wookiee? Can they trust it? Why doesn't Dwight seem like Dwight anymore? Meanwhile, as the kids deal with the day-to-day perils of middle school, there's a serious situation brewing that will affect education at McQuarrie as they know it.
Is It Any Good?
This entry continues in the same funny, charming style of Angleberger's previous Origami Yoda books, with all of Tommy and Dwight's friends adding their stories and drawings to the "case file." Angleberger's characters have an entertaining, age-appropriate sense of righteousness, and the author does a hilariously great job of poking fun at Tippett Academy, where the atmosphere is so supportive of "special" kids that they can't really be special anymore. This volume really ups the ante with Star Wars references, for good and bad, so that kids with only a passing familiarity with the films may be a little lost at times -- but not so much that they can't still enjoy Angleberger's clever, relatable characters.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee compares with the previous two Oragami Yoda books. Do you think the second or third book stands on its own, or does the reader have to read the first to appreciate the others?
Why do you think Dwight seems to lose his own personality when he goes to Tippett Academy? Have you seen this happen with anyone you know?
Follow the instructions at the back of the book to make your own Fortune Wookiee.
Book Details
- Author: Tom Angleberger
- Illustrator: Tom Angleberger
- Genre: Humor
- Topics: Friendship , Space and Aliens
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Amulet Books
- Publication date: August 7, 2012
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 8 - 12
- Number of pages: 208
- Available on: Paperback, Nook, Audiobook (unabridged), Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated: July 12, 2017
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