Cole Richards has been training in karate for four years. He's on the brink of advancing to his next belt level. But as he prepares for his test, new challenges come his way. First, his dojo announces a "create-your-own kata" contest to take place the same day as his belt test. Now he's torn between practicing for the test and making up a series of moves that will knock his senseis socks off. But before he even begins with either challenge, he lands in trouble with a group of local teens - and then with his best friends, too! How will Cole handle the mounting pressure?

This latest installment in Matt Christopher's best-selling sport series of novels explores the exciting world of martial arts. With true-to-life characters, plenty of karate action, and realistic conflicts, it's sure to fly off the shelves.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Little, Brown & Company .

Stephanie True Peters is the versatile author and ghostwriter of more than sixty books for children, including the New York Times bestseller, A Princess Primer: A Fairy Godmother's Guide to Being a Princess. Reviewers have praised her work as "inviting. playful and full of charm," (Kirkus), "riveting," (Booklist), and "compelling," (School Library Journal). Peters spends her free time training for her black belt in karate, performing acts of home improvement, and hanging out with her teenage children, Jackson and Chloe, and her husband Dan. She and her family live in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Matt Christopher is the name young readers turn to for fast-paced, action-packed sports stories.