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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2009 · Est. 3 hour read
Karate Kick
Part of the Matt Christopher Sports Classics series
Cole must choose between a belt test and a kata contest while navigating teen troubles.
3.4/5 Goodreads · 24 ratings
118 pages· 19,761 words· Est. 3 hour read
Bookroo's summary
Cole is caught in a whirlwind of choices: should he focus on his upcoming belt test or dive into a creative kata contest? As he grapples with these decisions, he finds himself entangled in conflicts with local teens and even his closest friends. Will Cole manage to balance his ambitions and friendships, or will the pressure prove too much? The stakes are high, and the path is uncertain, leaving Cole to question where his true priorities lie.
From the publisher
Cole faces a series of challenges as he finds himself torn between practicing for his next belt test or competing in a create-your-own kata contest, and also in trouble with a group of local teens and then his best friends. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
At a glance
- Format
- Library Binding
- Pages
- 118
- Words
- 19,761
- Reading age
- 8–11
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 680L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.6
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 3
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 131208
Publication
- Published
- December 15, 2018
- First published
- July 1, 2009
- Publisher
- Spotlight
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781532142680
- LCCN
- 2018944569
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