The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett: Origami Yoda, Book 4

Parents need to know that The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett is the fourth book in Tom Angleberger's Origami Yoda series about the funny, unusual students at McQuarrie Middle School. This installment finds the school curriculum changed to focus on teaching to the test. Special study sessions replace most electives, and students want their arts, music, and Lego engineering classes back. This central conflict raises topical concerns about the emphasis on standardized test scores and declining funding for arts education. As in the other books in the series, students create origami versions of their favorite Star Wars characters. They also bemoan the difference between the cafeteria's new healthy menu and their beloved fast food (Wendy's, Domino's, Papa John's). The tweens have crushes on members of the opposite sex, and one boy sees the girl he likes "kissing and worse" with another boy. The parents of a character from a fundamentalist Christian family worry that their son's interest in The Force is sacrilegious.