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In The Cardboard Kingdom, a group of neighborhood friends band together to fashion elaborate cardboard outfits. Once dressed, they unleash their imagination, stepping into worlds filled with valiant knights, futuristic robots, and fearsome monsters. The novel celebrates the joy of friendship, the power of creativity, and the endless adventures that unfold when vivid imaginations are given form.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Chad Sell
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