The Cardboard Kingdom #2: Roar of the Beast
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- Create Date：2021-05-26 01:31:19
- Update Date：2025-09-13
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- Author：Chad Sell
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Summary
Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and All's Faire in Middle School， this sequel to the Eisner Award-nominated The Cardboard Kingdom follows the kids as they solve the mystery of a new neighborhood monster。
A mystery is afoot in the Cardboard Kingdom。
Vijay， the Beast， renounces his title after being bullied by neighborhood teenagers。 No one--not his big sister Shikha or his friends--can seem to draw him back out of his shell。
That very night is when it starts。 At first， no one believes Nate， who breaks his leg trying to pursue what he saw from his bedroom window。 But then there's another， and another。 An unknown monster has been spotted roaming the Kingdom after dark。 It's ghastly， it's quick， and it might even have giant tentacles。 Or claws。 Or wings。 Okay， there might be some varied testimonies on what exactly this monster looks like。
Forget Halloween--the newly minted Monster Mashers will go to any lengths to protect the Kingdom and uncover this mystery。 But how did the monster get here？ What does it want？ And mostly importantly， who is behind its creation？
A mystery is afoot in the Cardboard Kingdom。
Vijay， the Beast， renounces his title after being bullied by neighborhood teenagers。 No one--not his big sister Shikha or his friends--can seem to draw him back out of his shell。
That very night is when it starts。 At first， no one believes Nate， who breaks his leg trying to pursue what he saw from his bedroom window。 But then there's another， and another。 An unknown monster has been spotted roaming the Kingdom after dark。 It's ghastly， it's quick， and it might even have giant tentacles。 Or claws。 Or wings。 Okay， there might be some varied testimonies on what exactly this monster looks like。
Forget Halloween--the newly minted Monster Mashers will go to any lengths to protect the Kingdom and uncover this mystery。 But how did the monster get here？ What does it want？ And mostly importantly， who is behind its creation？
Reviews
Pam
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Graphic NovelI received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's Publishing through NetGalley。This sequel offers readers a chance to return to the Cardboard Kingdom and meet up with the inhabitants。 We learn more about these characters and how they interact when scared or discouraged。 The teams work together to figure out what the monster is and how to defeat it and to stand up to the teenage bullies who attack the Beast and his friends to begin the story。The illustrations are highly detai Graphic NovelI received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's Publishing through NetGalley。This sequel offers readers a chance to return to the Cardboard Kingdom and meet up with the inhabitants。 We learn more about these characters and how they interact when scared or discouraged。 The teams work together to figure out what the monster is and how to defeat it and to stand up to the teenage bullies who attack the Beast and his friends to begin the story。The illustrations are highly detailed and clearly show the personalities for each character。 Readers will connect to the characters and may identify with at least one。 The chapters move seamlessly through the overall story arc and build the suspense。 In the end， the resolution works and offers just enough scary with the fun。 Hope we get a chance to return to this kingdom soon。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I received an eARC courtesy of Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House Children's via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。Another wonderful addition to the Cardboard Kingdom universe！ Kids are going to continue to love following the adventures of all of these heroes and villains as they battle an unknown beast and some teenage bullies。 Great diversity and a hilarious storyline make this a delight to read。For Libraries: If the first book was popular in your library， your kids are going I received an eARC courtesy of Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House Children's via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。Another wonderful addition to the Cardboard Kingdom universe！ Kids are going to continue to love following the adventures of all of these heroes and villains as they battle an unknown beast and some teenage bullies。 Great diversity and a hilarious storyline make this a delight to read。For Libraries: If the first book was popular in your library， your kids are going to be clamoring for this one！ Plus it is set at Halloween， so it is an easy sell。 。。。more
Teresa Grabs
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Oh my。。。 what a fantastic continuation of The Cardboard Kingdom！ The depth， emotion， and lives of the diverse cast is perfect and shows what can be accomplished when people focus on strengths rather than weaknesses。 This is one series that should be required reading。Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children's for the opportunity to read an advance reading copy。 Oh my。。。 what a fantastic continuation of The Cardboard Kingdom！ The depth， emotion， and lives of the diverse cast is perfect and shows what can be accomplished when people focus on strengths rather than weaknesses。 This is one series that should be required reading。Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children's for the opportunity to read an advance reading copy。 。。。more
Robin Pelletier
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I love the creativity of this series。 I love the imagination that goes into the cardboard creations and costumes of these characters。 I feel like if the kids in my neighborhood came up with these elaborate ideas and schemes， I would get them all the boxes they need to make their kingdom a reality。 What I love most about this book: not a single character bats an eye when Jack starts to transform into the sorceress in "real" life and in the game。 I also love the budding crush/hinted at potential r I love the creativity of this series。 I love the imagination that goes into the cardboard creations and costumes of these characters。 I feel like if the kids in my neighborhood came up with these elaborate ideas and schemes， I would get them all the boxes they need to make their kingdom a reality。 What I love most about this book: not a single character bats an eye when Jack starts to transform into the sorceress in "real" life and in the game。 I also love the budding crush/hinted at potential romance between Miguel and the Nate。 I love how the characters all love and support each other in different ways: helping to create a new costume to stick it to bullies， offering advise around a campfire， staying up all night with a faithful canine companion to protect an animal queen， to offering to trick or treat with someone so they enjoy going still。 I loved Alice's House of Horrors。 She is a mastermind。 I also enjoyed the fall/Halloween setting。 If you need a fun， creative， heart warming graphic novel， this one will leave you in a good mood。 。。。more
Mary
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I think one of my favorite parts of this book， and the first cardboard Kingdom book as well， is how deep it actually is。 At first I thought it would be a fun， cute graphic novel about kids being creative。 Don't get me wrong， it is that， but it's also so much more。 The children deal with bullying， figuring out who they are， being sad， sticking up for themselves， family issues， friend issues， and so much more。 The writing is fun， engaging， imaginative， and easy to read。 The art is really great。 I I think one of my favorite parts of this book， and the first cardboard Kingdom book as well， is how deep it actually is。 At first I thought it would be a fun， cute graphic novel about kids being creative。 Don't get me wrong， it is that， but it's also so much more。 The children deal with bullying， figuring out who they are， being sad， sticking up for themselves， family issues， friend issues， and so much more。 The writing is fun， engaging， imaginative， and easy to read。 The art is really great。 I would children read the first book before this one to get a better understanding of how the Cardboard Kingdom began。 （Read a digital ARC via Netgalley。） 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss Plus
Andréa
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Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。
Kelly
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Another fun adventure in the Cardboard Kingdom！ Full of fun characters and beautiful illustrations！ Students are going to love this one！
Cathy
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This collaboration by 9 authors is perfect for tweens and kids。
Alana
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They're back！ And still adorbs！ They're back！ And still adorbs！ 。。。more
Shaylin Maxwell
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I got this for my 11 year old daughter and here is her review: I loved this book！ I thought this book was even better than the first。 It had a great story line。 The pictures were colorful and fun。 This book had some mystery in it which made it fun。 I would recommend you read the first book in this series because it will make more sense。 I’m hoping there will be another book in this series because I really enjoy it！
Elizabeth
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Our favorite cardboard warriors are back in another fun story about their neighborhood。 This time around we get a peek at how the friends handle bullies， being scared， misunderstandings， and protecting friends。 I love Chad Sell's art and the work of all these amazing authors/artists。 While this is a quick read， the illustrations are jam-packed with information and are an absolute feast for your eyes and mind。 I highly recommend this series！ Our favorite cardboard warriors are back in another fun story about their neighborhood。 This time around we get a peek at how the friends handle bullies， being scared， misunderstandings， and protecting friends。 I love Chad Sell's art and the work of all these amazing authors/artists。 While this is a quick read， the illustrations are jam-packed with information and are an absolute feast for your eyes and mind。 I highly recommend this series！ 。。。more
Paula
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I loved the original Cardboard Kingdom graphic novel， and the second one did not disappoint。 The characters are original， diverse， and dynamic。 I love the friendships， and the realistic relationships the kids have with their families and each other。 In this sequel， the citizens of the Cardboard Kingdom battle an unknown monster that is terrorizing the neighborhood。 Will they prevail？ Will they also be able to stand up to the bullying of the neighborhood teens？ Will they be able to stand up to ea I loved the original Cardboard Kingdom graphic novel， and the second one did not disappoint。 The characters are original， diverse， and dynamic。 I love the friendships， and the realistic relationships the kids have with their families and each other。 In this sequel， the citizens of the Cardboard Kingdom battle an unknown monster that is terrorizing the neighborhood。 Will they prevail？ Will they also be able to stand up to the bullying of the neighborhood teens？ Will they be able to stand up to each other， and do the right thing？ Find out in Cardboard Kingdom: Roar of the Beast。 。。。more
Cindy
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