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Karate Prom

By Kyle Starks
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Brief Description
Don "The Dragon" Wilson Jones is the finest fighter Benjamin Harrison High School has ever produced. But when he enters the ring against Lincoln High's Sam Steadman, it's love at first knockout. Unfortunately, Sam has a jerky ex-boyfriend, and Don has a seriously terrifying ex-girlfriend. Like,... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A teen boy falls in love with the girl who kicks him in the face at a karate tournament in this hilarious young adult graphic novel.

A teen boy falls in love with the girl who kicks him in the face at a karate tournament in this hilarious young adult graphic novel.

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Don "The Dragon" Wilson Jones is the finest fighter Benjamin Harrison High School has ever produced. But when he enters the ring against Lincoln High's Sam Steadman, it's love at first knockout.

Unfortunately, Sam has a jerky ex-boyfriend, and Don has a seriously terrifying ex-girlfriend. Like, global crime cartel terrifying. From prom to the after-party to graduation, Don and Sam—and an increasingly eclectic cast of supporting oddballs—will have to fight their way through a gauntlet of opponents, all in the name of love (and punching). Did we mention the punching?

Fast-paced, madcap, and completely free of any kind of redeeming or morally thoughtful content, Karate Prom is a loving homage to teen comedies of the '80s as well as badly dubbed kung-fu films.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250868664

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 May 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: First Second

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 221.0mm

Weight: 369g

Pages: 176

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Graphic Novels Kyle Starks Young Adult

About the Author

Kyle Starks is a two-time Eisner nominated comic creator from Southern Indiana. He is best known as the longest tenured writer and occasional artist for Oni Press RICK AND MORTY comic. He was nominated for Eisners for Sexcastle and Rock Candy Mountain for best humor publication.

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