The Cardboard Kingdom
by Chad Sell • Book 1 of the The Cardboard Kingdom Series
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2018
Word Count 5,874
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 150L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 195539, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Costume--Comic books, strips, etc.--Juvenile fiction
- Costume
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
- JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play
- Costume--Comic books, strips, etc.--Fiction
- Graphic novels
- JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Graphic Novels
- Imagination--Comic books, strips, etc.--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
- Imagination--Comic books, strips, etc.--Juvenile fiction
- Imagination
- Costume--Fiction
- Imagination--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Trans Voices
- Teaching Graphic Novels
- Kids Comics Core Collection
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Chad Sell about The Cardboard Kingdom
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Chad Sell
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Series Graphic Novel Module from Penguin Random House
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Educator's Guide from Penguin Random House Elementary Education
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Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
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Book Trailers 1

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Vocabulary Resources 1

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Awards & Distinctions 5

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
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