This graphic novel is for anyone that wants to revisit the childhood magic of cardboard! For many little kids, big cardboard boxes can turn into castles or tunnels or spaceships or whatever their imaginations can dream up. And then they grow up, and the magic disappears. TenNapel brings it back with this story of an unemployed father who is convinced by a creepy salesman that a cardboard box is the perfect gift for his teenage son. Turns out, the cardboard has magical qualities that allow it to come to life in whatever form the creator intended. But when the neighborhood bully gets wind of this crazy cardboard, things take a dangerous turn... 
 If anything, this is a page turner. But it also sneaks in storylines on bullying, low self-esteem, grief and moving on from loss, AND it features an awesome father-son relationship. My only problem was with the father's neighbor/love interest, Tina. She gets all stereotypical crazy-woman when Mike won't "man-up" and ask her out, and basically tells him he needs to move on from his wife's death. Uh...no, lady. He'll move on when he wants to move on. 
 Tina aside, this is totally worth checking out! We have it in the teen section of our library, but I think it would still be appropriate for most 5th or 6th graders.