The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2013 · Est. 4 hour read

The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett

Written by Tom Angleberger

Part of the Origami Yoda series

Students battle a mind-numbing test-prep system with origami puppets. Can they reclaim their favorite classes?

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240 pages· 28,508 words· Est. 4 hour read
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At McQuarrie Middle School, Dwight and his friends face the FunTime Menace, a test-prep system threatening their beloved electives. With Origami Yoda's guidance, they form a Rebel Alliance, each wielding their own origami puppet. As they unite against the mind-numbing videos and singing calculators, the stakes rise: will their creativity and teamwork be enough to defeat this educational tyranny and restore drama, art, and band? Join the adventure as the students fight for their right to learn and express themselves in this thrilling installment of the Origami Yoda series.

From the publisher

Now available in paperback, the fourth book in the mega-hit Origami Yoda series! In The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett, Dwight and Origami Yoda return to McQuarrie Middle School–and not a moment too soon. The gang needs their help fighting a new and powerful enemy: the Funtime Menace, a diabolical test-prep service. This bestselling series showcases Tom Angleberger, author of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side, and his keen knack for authentically capturing the intrigues, fads, and dramas of middle school in “satisfying tale[s] of friendship and just resistance to authority” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

At a glance
Format
Pages
240
Words
28,508
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~769L
Themes & topics
Books about middle schoolBooks about schoolBooks about friendshipBooks about teamworkBooks about test pressure
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.9
F&P level
~R
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
160648
Publication
Published
April 12, 2016
First published
January 1, 2013
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781419720307

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