The Cardboard Kingdom: (A Graphic Novel)

by Chad Sell

Paperback, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

741.5

Publication

Knopf Books for Young Readers (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 288 pages

Description

Follows the adventures of a group of neighborhood children who create costumes from cardboard and use their imagination in adventures with knights, robots, and monsters.

Media reviews

Noneyabuisness

Its an amazing book about making friends and imagination. But thats not whats great about it, this book covers adult topics in the way that a kid can understand them. Such as sexuality,divorce,bullying, and others. Great way to educate kids on some of the harder things in life without breaking

it to them sourly.

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I Read What You Write Kids

This novel is geared toward the middle grades, but the stories within are safe for and will appeal to readers of all ages. Younger grades will enjoy the fun adventures and costumes. Middle graders will relate to some of the darker undertones their younger cohorts might miss. Themes such as being

the new kids in the neighborhood, difficulty making friends, bullying, parental separation, gender conformity, and domestic violence are woven into the story at a kid’s perception level. The stories show that life throws some curve balls, but kids do have a voice and the ability to have some control over their rapidly changing world. Older kids and adults will simply enjoy the nostalgia of days gone by when summer was all about having fun together with a bunch of friends or a bunch of soon to be friends.

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Kirkus Reviews

A breath of fresh air, this tender and dynamic collection is a must-have for any graphic-novel collection. (Graphic fantasy. 9-13)