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Feb 12, 2012

Renee rated it:

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Jan 20, 2012

Sara rated it:

Is it real? Should I believe? That's what Tommy always wants to know about the paper Yoda finger puppet Dwight uses to dispense wisdom and advice to his classmates. Especially now that Yoda is challenged by another force, Darth Paper, a scorn-spewing puppet wielded by hard-hearted Harvey---and Dwight is sinking under the full weight of a school system which wants to expel him.

The brilliance of this book is that the intended readers---upper elementary and middle schoolers---will absol More...

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Jan 12, 2012

Karen rated it:

Dwight is in trouble again for origami related mischief. This time, the school thinks he is unbalanced enough that they want to send him to the Correctional and Remedial Educational Facility. Tommy and Kellen use their investigative skills to put together a plan to convince the principal that Dwight is not the threat that he seems.
Strengths: Mr. Angleberger really understands middle school-- the way that allegiances change, the difficulties of romance combined with what your friends will t More...

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Jan 07, 2012

Darren rated it:

Star Wars is in my top five all time favourite films (more specifically, Star Wars: A New Hope, but when I first watched in back in 1978 it was only known as Star Wars). When I was a kid I had quite a few Star Wars figures, I read the books, and I watched the original trilogy on VHS over and over again. So when a book called Darth Paper Strikes Back popped through my letter box I could not help but be intrigued. A quick read of the press release informed me that it was the sequel to a book calle More...

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Nov 15, 2011

Sharon rated it:

Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angleberger is the follow-up to the clever book, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. In the first installment, Dwight created and used an Origami Yoda to dispense advice and help relate to his classmates. Harvey continually argued that the finger puppet was just that, a puppet. In Darth Paper Strikes Back, Dwight still has Yoda, but Harvey has created his own puppet, Darth Paper. Harvey and his origami puppet are clearly on the dark side of the force, and after a fe More...

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Oct 28, 2011

Doret rated it:

This is the sequel to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda which I enjoyed but not as much as most. Though I loved Darth Paper Strikes Back. It just clicked for me. All the same kids are back including Dwight with his origami Yoda. Dwight is a little awkward, never knowing the right thing to say but for some reason his origami Yoda which he wears on his finger gives great advice. Now in the 7th grade, everyone is looking forward to getting Yoda like advice when needed, but everything goes wrong when More...

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Sep 20, 2011

Heather rated it:

Tom Angleberger will delight readers once again in this sequel to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. His new novel (written again in the form of illustrated case files by a variety middle-school classmates)shows different perspectives on the situation of resident "weird kid" Dwight, who has been suspended from school and may be expelled. Dwight's advice-giving Origami Yoda finger puppet - which assisted his acquaintances the previous year - is now being challenged by the "Dark Side More...

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Sep 10, 2011

Barbara rated it:

In the follow up to last year's surprise hit, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, the kids at McQuarrie Middle School are back, a year older but not necessarily a year wiser. Dwight uses his finger puppet to communicate somewhat obscure predictions, and of course, he gets into plenty of trouble. In fact, he ends up removed from school and scheduled for a hearing to determine whether he may return to school or must be placed in an alternative setting. His friend Tommy collects proof of the good Dwi More...

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Sep 22, 2011

Leslie rated it:

It is true that Tom Angleberger has a “proven knack for humorously exploring the intrigues, fads, and dramas of middle school.” In this wonderful sequel to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, Darth Paper Strikes Back features girlfriend angst, dating, video game criticism, electives, fund-raising, that annoying kid, body odor, and cafeteria food. It addresses that feeling of helplessness in an environment that seems only to take things away. Without the provision of a platform for protest, solutio More...

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Feb 20, 2012

Josiah rated it:

If you thought that the happy conclusion to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda was the end of the major troubles for Dwight, Tommy, Kellen and the rest of the group, then you were mistaken. Their problems only seem to escalate in this second book of the series as a misunderstanding between Dwight, his Origami Yoda finger puppet and a girl who asks the tiny Jedi oracle a very important question balloons into a fiasco that finds Dwight suspended from school indefinitely, and subject to a hearing More...

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Feb 15, 2012

Jackie rated it:

In this sequel to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, Tommy, Dwight and all the kids from McQuarrie Middle School are back with more problems to solve. This time, however, the main problem involves Dwight personally...he is about to get kicked out of McQuarrie Middle School and sent to Cref (an alternative school for kids who are violent or not able to assimilate into a public school classroom). Origami Yoda (who was created by Dwight and is his constant 'companion'), asks Tommy to create a case f More...

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Nov 08, 2011

Heidi rated it:

A fun (and silly) sequel that follows up the first book rather well. I was happy with how things ended--very relieved, actually. Still enjoyed the many Star Wars references, quotes, and doodles. I didn't think the story/stories quite measured up to the first book, and I didn't feel I got to know the characters as well in this book.

There was also still my issue with some of the language/name-calling/meanness. There was quaffling over the first book whether or not to put it in YF or J More...

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Feb 06, 2012

Marla rated it:

Well done sequel to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. I liked the original book better, but I was sad to think this is the last book in the series.

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* Origami Yoda asks Tommy do compile another case book for the School Board meeting
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* Origami Yoda helped with more solutions: skateboard brat, hummingbird hawk moth in biology class, non-computer game time, home ec elective suggestion, hearing aid help, fund raiser sales, overcoming body odor at schoo More...

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Nov 10, 2011

Chris rated it:

The first case file, The Curious Case of the Origami Yoda, was an investigation into Dwight's finger puppet, a collection of testimonies and commentaries to determine if Origami Yoda wielded the power and wisdom of the actual Yoda. In this second case file, the stakes are much higher. Skeptic Harvey and his own finger puppet, Darth Paper, have succeeded in getting Dwight suspended until an expulsion hearing before the school board. Now, Tommy and Kellen are collecting evidence from their clas More...

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Sep 18, 2011

Karen rated it:

"Out of school kicked we have been."
"Kicked out? For what, for having Yoda? No way!" said Kellen.
"Way yes," croaked Yoda. "Save Dwight you must... The truth for the school board you must write. Another case file is needed."
Last year, Dwight and Origami Yoda gave great advice and kept the sixth grade at McQuarrie Middle School convinced that The Force must exist. It's a new year, and dark times are upon the seventh grade... Harvey's got a More...

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Sep 09, 2011

Bethany rated it:

Dwight is still using his Origami Yoda to dispense wisdom. Tommy, some guys, and some girls, still believe Origami Yoda is real, giving advice that Dwight wouldn't have the sense to give. But now Harvey has made Darth Paper, and Darth Paper has accessed the Dark Side--and successfully vanquished Dwight. Can Tommy's casefile save Dwight from reform school? Can the Rebel Alliance defeat The Empire?

For me, this book wasn't quite as good as Origami Yoda. Still funny, but everything More...

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Nov 20, 2011

StorySnoops rated it:

This follow up to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is just as much silly fun as the first. The format is the same--journal-style entries by different students, complete with cartoonish pencil drawings and commentary notes from Harvey and Tommy. It will be most appreciated by boys old enough to relate to some of the social intricacies of upper elementary school or early middle school--those old enough to have a crush on a girl, but also young enough to be daring a friend to eat a gross hot dog at More...

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Dec 29, 2011

icybytes rated it:

Darth Paper is a funny, down-to-earth story written from the various points of view of the school kids at McQuarrie Middle. In this interesting sequel, Dwight and Origami Yoda are challenged by Harvey and his newly-created Darth Paper. Who will win this legendary battle? When problems arise, Tommy and the rest of his friends must come up with a plan to save the paper Yoda and his puppeteer, maybe with some help from a very unexpected ally...

I found that this book reworked the stereotyp More...

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Aug 16, 2011

katsok rated it:

My son and I did a little dance in the bookstore today when we saw that Darth Paper had been put on display a week early. We scooped up a copy and headed to the check-out. He was kind enough to let me read it first. I began the book with zero preconceived ideas. I adored Origami Yoda but wasn't sure what the plot was for Darth Paper.

Without giving too much away so I don't spoil the book, the kids are all back in this sequel. The book is set up in a similar format to Origami Yoda in t More...

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Jan 26, 2012

Mary Fran rated it:

Darth Paper comes to the forefront in this sequel to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. This time around, Dwight (and Origami Yoda) are in danger of being sent to a remedial school. Dwight’s middle-school friends put together an illustrated case file to prove that Principal Rabbski has got Dwight (and Origami Yoda) all wrong. But Harvey (and Darth Paper) might turn the whole school to the Dark Side before it’s too late. This story has broad appeal--the Star Wars references are subtle enough that More...

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Nov 16, 2011

Samantha rated it:

LOVED it! I think I enjoyed this 2nd installment in the Origami Yoda series even more than the phenomenal debut. In this book Dwight is in trouble, big trouble, the kind that can get you kicked out of school. Never fear though, his friends and all of Origami Yoda's believers have stepped up to write a case file that they hope will exonerate Dwight. Bad guy Harvey and his new friend Darth Paper threaten to ruin everything with the promise of an anti case file which he plans to read at the school More...

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Oct 13, 2011

Aidan rated it:

This book is realistic fiction, and it's a great book. "Zero Hour comes!" is a quote made by Origami Yoda to protect the middle school from Harvey and... DARTH PAPER!!! One of the best parts is when they tell the story of the Alice in Wonderland play. Who knew what Origami Yoda and Darth Paper would give as advice? This book shows that even the nerdy kids have their own way of being cool, and everyone has a hidden talent that can even impress the most popular kids in school!

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Aug 30, 2011

Kat rated it:

I was surprisingly disappointed with this book. It's the sequel to 'The Strange Case of Origami Yoda' (which I was lucky enough to receive a signed copy from my library), and I absolutely loved that book. In this book, the school board is deciding whether or not to send Dwight, along with his Origami Yoda finger puppet, to a reform school for bad kids. Tommy, Kellen and the rest of the kids at MQuarrie Middle School (except Harvey) make a new case file telling the stories of the advice Origami Y More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Omar rated it:

Tommy and Dwight are back for an all new adventure! This sequel picks up shortly after Origami Yoda. Things went well in the 6th grade(the boys got girlfriends, learned to dance) after Dwight shared his origami Yoda and it's wisdom. Tommy and friends think 7th grade well be exactly the same, but are disappointed when Yoda meets his nemesis Darth Paper who is wielded by Harvey (class clown/occasional bully). It looks like the dark side is strong with Harvey and his plan of getting Dwight kicked More...

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Oct 02, 2011

Kat rated it:

Darth Paper. Readers must first go on to you tube and make a Darth, it is easy, fun and a quick attention getter for the novel. Okay so you read The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and you loved it’s wacky, fun loving, coming of age for the geeky middle school student novel and then… Darth paper came along as the sequel to this cartoonish-novel and you have to read it. It is entertaining and informative in a way you could not image. You need to know a little (background information) about Star More...

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Jan 19, 2012

Ad Astra rated it:

This was a book the kid I babysit for pulled from his Scholastic catalogue and ordered through his school. His homework every day is 20 minutes of reading,either by himself or with an adult. I try to have him do most of the reading, but this book was SO GOOD and SO FUNNY as well as incredibly thoughtful that I kept telling him, "Why don't you pick a book that I can read to you?" because I knew this is what he would pick. Definitely would recommend this book to anyone and their kid, eve More...

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Jan 23, 2012

Elizabeth rated it:

Origami Yoda is back to solve all your problems, but he's about to face his biggest challenge yet when Darth Paper gets Dwight and Origami Yoda kicked out of school. Now everything has gone wrong for Tommy and his friends, and their case file is the only hope . . .

While not as entertaining and original as the first book, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, this is still a great read. Once again the students, now 7th graders, take turns telling their Origami Yoda stories followed by Tommy More...

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Sep 16, 2011

Lisa rated it:

I didn't know if I could like this book as much as the first one. I did. It was awesome! It starts a little more serious at first. Dwight is being kicked out of school and sent to a correctional school because of his weird disruptive behaviors. All the kids at McQuarrie Middle decide to ban together to save Dwight. All except Harvey of course. He makes Origami Yoda's arch enemy Darth Paper! Harvey turns to the dark side and becomes more evil than ever. The best part of the book was the ending. L More...

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Dec 15, 2011

Bryan rated it:

Myabe I'm just a sucker for Star Wars...and origami, but really those are just small side details to this book (and its predecessor, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. I mean, reading this one, like the first, almost made me nostalgic for my middle school days. Middle school? Really? There's just something about they way the author captures all that was good and innocent, and awkward, about those times. And Dwight/Yoda. What a great character. Better than Napoleon Dynamite (but maybe not q More...

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Dec 15, 2011

Emily rated it:

Really, this book should be given 3.5 stars since I liked it a lot better than the first book in the series.

It's a nerdy little story about a group of pretty nerdy kids, but I liked reading their stories and about their troubles and about how Origami Yoda and Dwight helped them.

I think having a nemesis in Harvey/Darth Paper gave the book the focus that the first book lacked. It was nice to see Dwight battle just one person instead of having to battle everyone.

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