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<strong>Growing Pains in a Kyokushin Dojo<br /><br /></strong>This is an enjoyable, fast-paced novel of teenage angst set in and around a karate dojo. Karen Van Wyk's treatment of the martial arts shows depth of understanding and her writing style is natural, gripping and fluid. The characters are suitably human and engaging - you find yourself drawn to Tristan's struggle to 'grow up' in the harsh and unforgiving environment of a Kyokushinkai dojo. <br /><br />This book will appeal to the Young Adults audience first and foremost, though memories of early training will ring true with many older readers too. I could imagine 'Sanchin' making a great mini-series (or movie) although Hollywood would probably want to move it from its current location in South Africa to California! <br /><br />Congratulations to Karen Van Wyk on an exciting debut in the challenging world of martial arts fiction. <br />Goran Powell - Author of Waking Dragons and A Sudden Dawn