Origami Yoda, I Believe in You

     I’m reading the Origami Yoda series and completely loving it! If you guys didn’t sign up for this series I highly you recommend that you check it out. Basically you have this sixth-grade class of kids who are in that wonderfully awkward stage I’m sure we all remember. It’s that awkward point in life when everyone is a bit weird and even the “cool” kids don’t really know how to be cool. And of course there are those first crushes because cooties don’t exist anymore. And nobody wants to dance in the middle of the dance floor. It’s that point in life. There is weird boy named Dwight who creates his own folding technique for an origami Yoda paper doll and his Yoda will give advice to those who ask him for advice. There’s also this boy named Tommy who wants to find out if Origami Yoda really does have the power of the force with him or if it’s just another weird Dwight thing. So Tommy puts together this case file on whether or not Origami Yoda is real or not. By the end of the book despite all common sense you can’t really help but believe that he is real… It’s pretty epic.

     Throughout the book you are introduced to different classmates who really bring you back to your sixth-grade days. They’re real, imperfect, and messy. They also never fail to portray their teachers in not so positive ways… They’re usually mean. By reading all of Tommy’s case files that he has put together the reader is reminded to appreciate the small things in life and not forget what really matters. I personally think Dwight is the coolest guy ever even though everyone in his class thinks he’s completely insane. I’m excited to start the second book and can’t wait to see what happens next!

Alma, hope you’re having a good weekend(: