# The Cardboard Kingdom: (A Graphic Novel) - Hardcover

by **Chad Sell** (Author)

****Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, _Awkward,_ and _All's Faire in Middle School_, this graphic novel follows a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary cardboard into fantastical homemade costumes as they explore conflicts with friends, family, and their own identity**.**

"A breath of fresh air, this tender and dynamic collection is a must-have." --_Kirkus_, Starred

Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their ordinary block into cardboard kingdom. This is the summer when sixteen kids encounter knights and rogues, robots and monsters--and their own inner demons--on one last quest before school starts again.

In the Cardboard Kingdom, you can be anything you want to be--imagine _that!_

_The Cardboard Kingdom_ was created, organized, and drawn by Chad Sell with writing from ten other authors: Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Kris Moore, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel Betancourt, Michael Cole, Cloud Jacobs, and Barbara Perez Marquez. The Cardboard Kingdom affirms the power of imagination and play during the most important years of adolescent identity-searching and emotional growth.

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY _KIRKUS REVIEWS_ \* THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY \* _SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL_ \* A TEXAS BLUEBONNET 2019-20 MASTER LIST SELECTION**

"There's room for everyone inside The Cardboard Kingdom, where friendship and imagination reign supreme." --Ingrid Law, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Savvy_

"A timely and colorful graphic novel debut that, like its many offbeat but on-point characters, marches to the beat of its own cardboard drum." --Tim Federle, award-winning author of _Better Nate Than Ever_

### Author Biography

Chad Sell grew up in a small town in central Wisconsin. He lived in a neighborhood much like the Cardboard Kingdom, where he and his friends bounded through backyards in imaginative games and outfits. He also drew a lot and came up with all kinds of colorful characters. His favorites were often the villains, because despite being different and misunderstood, they were powerful and confident, and they got the best costumes. Chad lives in Chicago with his husband and two cats.

Follow the creators of the kingdom on Twitter at @TheCardboardK.

**Number of Pages:** 288

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.9 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 05, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Cardboard Kingdom

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.4

**Point Value:** 1

## Details

- **Price:** 21.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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