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The Karate Kid

by Bonnie Bryant Hiller · 1984

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"He taught him the secret to Karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands."

A novelization based on the movie.

Genre
adventure
Themes
moviessports
Setting
20th century
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 144 pages

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