The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is a children's novel written by Tom Angleberger that was first published on March 1, 2010, by Amulet Books.

[2] It became the first in a series of popular Star Wars themed novels penned by Angleberger, which includes Darth Paper Strikes Back!, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee, The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett, Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue, and Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus as well as an activity book titled ART2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling.

One day, Dwight folds an origami finger puppet of Yoda, a popular Star Wars figure.

A fellow sixth-grader named Tommy decides to write a case file to prove if Origami Yoda is real.

He convinces a number of students to write about their experiences with Origami Yoda, while his friend Kellen illustrates the file.

[6] In the second book, Dwight was suspended and faced expulsion for an apparent threat made by Yoda, as well as the possibility of being sent to the Correctional and Remedial Education Facility (CREF), a reform school for bad kids.

Tommy and the rest of the students eventually convince Dwight to come back to McQuarrie Middle School where he will feel more at home.

Tommy Lomax is the main narrator of the books, he has written the case files that concern a question most students have (such as "Is Origami Yoda Real?").

In the first book, he puts together the first case file when he has to decide whether or not to ask Sara to dance at McQuarrie Middle School's monthly PTA fun night.

In the fifth book, he delivers a speech concerning the student's feelings about FunTime, and appears in the local newspaper the next day.

In Books 4–5, Harvey joins the Origami Rebel Alliance with his Darth Paper (now Anakin Skyfolder) puppet in which he creates a longterm study of the effects of FunTime, which show that it decreases accuracy and focus, rather than increase it.

But in the second book, he damages his relationship with her when he ruins her campaign for school secretary when he hangs up promotional posters he made that depicted Rhondella as Princess Leia.

In the sixth book, Kellen attends the field trip to Washington, D.C., in the bus driven by Mr. Good Clean Fun.

Additionally, several classes and students (including Rhondella) saw him, much to his embarrassment (ironically, Origami Yoda had prevented this same incident from being seen in the first book).

In the third book, Sara comes to school with a Chewbacca "Fortune Wookiee" and origami Han Foldo which she made herself but claimed Dwight gave them to her.

In the fifth book, Rabbski plans to purchase "Xtreme Fun" thinking it is better quality, though the Origami Rebellion and Princess Labelmaker convince her that the videos are no good.

After canceling all EduFun products, and reinstating extracurricular classes, she announces that she will resign as Principal and become a math teacher at the end of the year.

During the sixth book, he enforces the rules of the Washington DC field trip with an iron fist, and is furious when Tommy, Lance, Kellen and Harvey threw paper airplanes (Harvey's bounced off his head), then distraught when Kellen's plane gets stuck on the wing of the Bell X-1, additionally showing the same "mutual respect Hutts have for each other" with a museum curator.

Yoda advised him to bring Cheetos for everyone during a Mr. Good Clean Fun assembly, which got him in trouble with the teachers but cleared his reputation.

Professor FunTime and Gizmo the animated calculator spend every video rapping irritating songs and showing a worksheet of easy problems.

Barbara Schultz of Common Sense Media gave the book a rating of four out of five stars, and described it as "Funny, [and] charming.

[8] Kirkus Reviews praised the humor and described the book as, "A skewed amalgam of Wayside Stories and Wimpy Kid that is sure to please fans of both.

[10] Elizabeth Bird of Fuse 8 Production called the book as Angleberger's best work, described it as a companion piece to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and praised how the book can be enjoyed by all genders, the Star Wars aspects of the story, the character Dwight's arc with how it discusses tolerance of people who may relate to a stereotypical geek, and the different references and allusions made throughout, but criticized the references made to American Idol.

Published in 2011 The first sequel, Darth Paper Strikes Back (ISBN 9781419700279), takes place one year after the events of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda.

An emergency Origami Yoda, along with a simple version of Darth Paper, is featured as a guest star and a how-to-fold.

Published in 2012 The third book In the series, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee (ISBN 9781419705175), takes place immediately after Darth Paper Strikes Back!

The book includes instructions to make Chewbacca Fortune Wookiee and Han Foldo finger puppets.

It contains a narrative linking four main sections describing how to draw and create origami characters from the book series.

It does not have any part in the series with the exception of the introduction of several new origami characters like C3PO, Art2D2, kirigami General Grievous, Harvey's Darth Paper, and more.