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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

by Tom Angleberger

Ages: 9+

Published: 2010

Publisher: Amulet

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8425-7

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Told from the varying points of view of sixth-grade students, the short chapters tell of the outcast boy who becomes advisor to Middle School social interactions. In the style of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.