Tom Angleberger is an artist-turned-author whose sense of humor is evident in The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (a zany story about a misfit sixth grader and his Yoda finger puppet) and, most recently, Darth Paper Strikes Back.

He describes himself as a hillbilly nerd, living in the Appalachians, calling square dances, watching kung-fu movies, juggling, reading Victorian novels, tubing, folding origami, writing and drawing. Tom's advice to young people is, "The things people tease you about are not your weaknesses...they are your super powers!"