Jake Murphy - The Karate Choke

By Paul Breau

Book Overview

If your child enjoyed Holes, Hatchet, or Restart, they'll love The Karate Choke. An intermediate chapter book for preteen boys ages 8-12

Anxiety stinks, especially when you're the smartest kid in the school.

Jake Murphy is known as 'The Brain' at Central Elementary School, but even he can't outsmart the anxiety that makes him choke under pressure. During a presentation in front of his classmates, Jake's anxiety takes over and he completely chokes. He gets relentlessly bullied by mean classmates and thinks his life couldn't possibly get any worse.

He's wrong... In an effort to help him 'build character, ' Jake's parents sign him up for karate lessons. Now, Jake must learn how to deal with his anxiety and figure out how to survive karate class.

Great for fans of:

Cobrai KaiThe Karate KidWay of the Warrior KidMax CrumblyMax and the MidKnights

Shelve with:

Middle grade fictionChapter books for boys 8-12 years oldIntermediate chapter booksBooks that deal with anxietyBooks about karateBooks about kindnessMartial Arts books

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1999232232
• ISBN13: 9781999232238
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Tki Productions, Inc.
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7