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kerryzielke's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite out of the series. I love that it's the kids against standardized testing.
ali_brarian's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite in the series so far. It speaks so well to our current Common Core crisis - poking fun but with a sad hint of truth behind standardized testing. Princess Labelmaker saves the day though!
sandraagee's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars, rounded up. Solid addition to the series. This book focuses almost exclusively on the FunTime storyline (which seems to be more or less wrapped up now) and deviates a bit away from the episodic stories that let us get to know the students so well in past books. There are pros and cons to this, but I will say that I missed some of these personal stories. They're what has made the series really stand out and I hope to see more of that return in the next book.
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Rabowski's transformation from the enemy to Princess Labelmaker was incredibly awesome and well-handled (I loved the labelmaker commentary and the way she is secretly given the case file), but at times it seemed a little bit too easy. This might just be me, but everything seemed to wrap up very neatly. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it did surprise me. Perhaps the fact that Angleberger is pumping out two books a year now has something to do with this? More editing time might have equaled tighter plotting.bethgiven's review against another edition
3.0
The conclusion of the story FunTime Menace storyline from [b:The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett|17802191|The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett|Tom Angleberger|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1366074312s/17802191.jpg|24903701]. Our whole family enjoys this series on audio and is our recent choice for road trips -- it's funny and we all think Star Wars is cool. I didn't think the ending was terribly realistic but it was still an enjoyable listen.
Parents: early on in this book is a chapter that centers around kids teasing another kid, calling him "gay" because he wears a pink shirt. While I was pleased with how Angleberger addressed the issue, we did feel like we needed to have a conversation with our kids about it all reflecting our values. Also (and this is true for all the books in the series): there are several words we wouldn't want our own kids saying (there is a LOT of "butt" in this particular book). Nothing I necessarily see as problems -- but parents should probably know about it so they can have age-appropriate conversations with their kids.
Parents: early on in this book is a chapter that centers around kids teasing another kid, calling him "gay" because he wears a pink shirt. While I was pleased with how Angleberger addressed the issue, we did feel like we needed to have a conversation with our kids about it all reflecting our values. Also (and this is true for all the books in the series): there are several words we wouldn't want our own kids saying (there is a LOT of "butt" in this particular book). Nothing I necessarily see as problems -- but parents should probably know about it so they can have age-appropriate conversations with their kids.
abstract_amber77's review
5.0
What a fabulous way to end the series. This book picks up where the last one ended, with the students of McQuarrie Middle School rebelling against the system in an attempt to get back their elective courses that were so unkindly taken from them in order to instead study an educational program that would supposedly help the school raise their average state standard test scores. This book is a testament to what is really important about education. I wish more teachers and administrators and public officials making decisions for our schools would read this series. When you combine the overarching story with Star Wars characters, it only makes the narrative that much more enjoyable. I don't know if Angleberger has an ideas for new books in the series, but he did a nice job tying up loose ends should this be the last of the Origami Yoda books written. I recommend the whole series to families with school-aged children. Reading these books with my kids was remarkably fulfilling experience.
jbojkov's review against another edition
5.0
Love this series. One of the few kids series I have ever taken the time to complete.I am now reading the final book. Sad days...