Present About Books Cardboard
| Title | : | Cardboard |
| Author | : | Doug TenNapel |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2012 by Graphix |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Fantasy. Comics. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction |
Doug TenNapel
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.14 | 12830 Users | 1049 Reviews
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Every page in Doug TenNapel’s Cardboard pops to life with color, action, imagination, and heart!
Cam and his Dad are going through a rough time. Both trying to find a way to live without Cam’s mother. Loneliness, grief, and fear show up throughout the story in heartbreaking quiet ways and not so subtle ways. Add no job, financial woes, bully troubles, and a birthday—well these guys have their hands full! Cam’s father needs a miracle or a bit of magic to afford a gift for his son’s birthday. And magic is just what he finds in a cardboard box. Magic and trouble! Father and son twist, bend, and build people out of the cardboard. People that come to life. And that’s where the trouble begins…
Strong father and son messages color and fill these pages. Fathers trying to find a way to communicate and bond with their sons. (view spoiler)[ I really didn’t want to mention this, but the women characters need work here. Very flat. Tina!--the man will move on when he is ready! Sorry just needed to get that out. The next door neighbor drove me nuts! (hide spoiler)] I loved Cam and his father’s banter and relationship, but about half way through, the story seemed to shift more towards understanding Marcus—the neighborhood bully. To be honest, I really didn’t like Marcus. His eyes gave me the creeps. Huge pools of creepiness! I realize that isn’t the greatest reason to dislike a character, but it’s the truth. Haha…Plus I may have overdosed on the sad, misunderstood bully characters and tales lately. I wished the focus and spotlight had remained on Cam and his Dad.
This comic book is built around a brilliant idea! Cardboard people and monsters that come to life! Love it! But it had a few bumps for me. We never truly learn why or how the cardboard comes to life or any concrete reasoning behind the rules of the box. I’m all for mystery and magic--sometimes not knowing fills a story with wonder and power. But here it just felt a bit lazy leaving so many unanswered questions.
A fun adventure packed with action that will find an audience. But for me, this tale lost its bite and magic about half way through.
I will be on the lookout for more from Mr. TenNapel though. I highly recommend his Bad Island.
Particularize Books Toward Cardboard
| ISBN: | 0545418739 (ISBN13: 9780545418737) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Grades 6-8 (2014) |
Rating About Books Cardboard
Ratings: 4.14 From 12830 Users | 1049 ReviewsCriticism About Books Cardboard
Booklist( March 15, 2012; 9780545418720 ) With Ghostopolis (2010), Bad Island (2011), and the very recent Ratfist (2011) still practically hot out of the oven, TenNapel has hit a prolific stride, turning out stories featuring whacked-out science, organic weirdness, and a hefty emotional heart. Here a jobless father gives his son the only birthday gift he can afford in this crushing economy: a cardboard box. However, the two make a cardboard figure (of a boxer, naturally) and find themselves withMike is an out-of-work carpenter and a widower with a young teen son, Cam. When Mike cant afford a birthday present for Cam, he encounters a strange toy salesman who offers him a cardboard box for under a dollar. The man gives Mike some rules: he has to return any unused cardboard and he cant have more.Mike and Cam make a boxer out of the cardboard, and the boxer comes to life. Bill and Cam are fast friends, but when Cams wealthy and mean-spirited neighbor Marcus decides he wants magic
When I finished this book, I expected that I would rate it two stars for its chaotic story, poorly explained elements, and over-the-top depiction of a goth bully, but I've decided to be generous and give it three stars for its sensitive portrayal of its main character, a father who has lost his wife, can't get a job during the Recession, and is struggling to provide for his son. The father/son bond was meaningful despite this book's other flaws, and since I can't think of any other kid's graphic
Another great story from Doug TenNapel! Nothing too fancy, just good storytelling. One his strengths is his ability to keep the story from slowing down. The characters interplay with each other very well, and the story has a type of efficiency in the pacing that makes it easy to read. The art is vibrant and colorful, which adds to it nicely. There are a couple touching moments, but mostly the book is what I think the author intended for it to be- light, fun, easy, and enjoyable. 4/5
Another foray into the middle grades graphic novel genre for me! After a 4th grade student came in and said she loved this book (we had just put it on the shelves), I decided to make this the next graphic novel to read. After waiting a few weeks since a few kids had it on hold, I brought it home and read it quickly. I liked the beginning as Cam's father gives him a box for his birthday and they come to find out that it has magical powers. I could feel the relationship between them was one of
Some people from our community think that not getting an item of clothing is hard, but for other people getting a meal is difficult at best. That is the life of the two main characters in the book Cardboard. The father, Mike, is working his hardest to find a job while his town is going through a poor time. On the same day, it is his son's birthday. When Mike can't find a present for his son, Cam, he goes to a stand that was advertising free toys. The man there sells him cardboard but Mike soon
Every page in Doug TenNapels Cardboard pops to life with color, action, imagination, and heart!Cam and his Dad are going through a rough time. Both trying to find a way to live without Cams mother. Loneliness, grief, and fear show up throughout the story in heartbreaking quiet ways and not so subtle ways. Add no job, financial woes, bully troubles, and a birthdaywell these guys have their hands full! Cams father needs a miracle or a bit of magic to afford a gift for his sons birthday. And magic
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