Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Cardboard Knight
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Cardboard Knight

Cardboard Knight

By Matthew Dicks

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Publication Date: January 19, 2027

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Ages 10 to 14

DEAR MR. HENSHAW meets DEAD END IN NORVELT in this sharply humorous and nostalgic epistolary middle grade debut from Matthew Dicks, about navigating life's challenges and finding your place in the world.

Eleven-year-old Jack Mandeville's life is complicated. Between dealing with his parents' divorce and new (annoying) stepdad, and looking after his siblings, a lot's been changing as he heads into a new school year.

When Jack gets a school assignment to send letters to an astronaut, he realizes that he’s writing to someone who's not weighed down by the same kind of earthly troubles. But as the year goes on and he keeps writing the letters, he discovers that perhaps 'complicated' isn't such a bad thing. Maybe, it's what makes us all human.

Beloved Moth storyteller Matthew Dicks makes his middle grade debut with this funny and heartfelt epistolary novel following a spectacular year in the life of an eleven-year-old growing up in the 1980s.

About the Author

Matthew Dicks is a writer, elementary school teacher, storyteller, and speaking coach. He has been published in the Hartford Courant, featured at the Books on the Nightstand retreat, and is a Moth StorySLAM champion. He is the author of several novels for adults, but The Cardboard Knight is his first book for children. He lives in Newington, Connecticut, with his wife and their two children.
matthewdicks.com

Format: Hardcover with dust jacket

Pages: 240

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Publication Date: January 19, 2027

ISBN: 9781250171603

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