Synopsis
In a brutal high school where martial arts and violence reign supreme, one girl must choose between loyalty and survival.
At the nightmarishly ruthless MLK High School, Jen B has been following the rules to stay alive, just like everybody else. She avoids the principal, doesn't complain, and remains loyal to her MLK 'family'. Like 99.5% of the student body, she's skilled in martial arts.
But when Jen's world-famous kung fu champion cousin Jimmy Chang arrives, everything changes. Ridley, the school's resident drug lord and leader of its most vicious gang, wants to see the legendary martial artist defend himself during MLK's merciless initiation ritual. The only problem? Jimmy has vowed never to fight again.
This promise leads to the murder of Jen's brother and ignites a bloody final battle that engulfs the entire school. In Kung Fu, Ryan Gattis delivers a fast-paced, gritty, and addictive tale that explores the depths of high-school violence and the American Dream that fuels it.
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19 May 2016
9781509813506Reviews
It's so tense that at times you have absolutely no idea what has just happened in the real world because you're in The Fu, entirely. You feel every blow, every break. And what a climax . . . I want to tell you all about it so that I can discuss with you how wonderful, tragic and ultimately cathartic it was . . . but I won't. You'll just have to keep a strong stomach and see for yourselfIndependent on Sunday
Ryan Gattis's homage to the world of martial arts is a way-cool, direct and stylish romp of fiction that feels very real . . . A modern, violent epic of teenage kicks in the school of hard knocks. Kung Fu is a bloodied white-knuckle ride that never forgets the consequences of its actionsThe List
