The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger

 Angleberger, T., & Rosenstock, J. L. (2010). The strange case of Origami Yoda. New York, NY:    

          Amulet Books. 

      Tommy and his friends have put together evidence in the search for one answer: how can Origami Yoda give such great advice when his commander, Dwight, isn't so bright? Dwight is considered "different" because he tends to do and say embarrassing things during lunch, but once he brings his finger puppet, Origami Yoda, to an after school dance he seems to have people believing that Origami Yoda can change lives and destinies. The whole 6th grade crew shares their experiences with Dwight and Origami Yoda in the hopes that they can figure out if Origami Yoda does have the power to predict the outcome of a situation when asked. In the end, the majority of the 6th grade group believes in the power of Origami Yoda despite the neigh-sayers. 

When seeing the way the story is formatted I believe that teachers can use it to discuss the elements of persuasion. Students can be given a chapter, many of them are short, and once the elements have been discussed students can use them to find the types of persuasion within the chapters, they can be given an activity in which they create persuasion within the chapters, or also they can be given an assignment in which they either defend or disprove Origami Yoda's magic. 

I rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars!