Tattoo of Death by R. A. Montgomery takes YOU on a high-stakes tai chi adventure as you help protect your martial arts studio from a gang of smugglers in Los Angeles, California.
Written from the second-person point of view, the reader meets two kids in a tai chi class and is unknowingly inducted into a dangerous gang of criminals, and must choose what happens next in the story: If you decide to go for the roof now, turn to the next page. If you decide to wait and listen, turn to page 47.
You befriend two boys at your martial arts studio, and before you know it, they force you to join their gang, the notorious Red Flowers. Do you stand up to these bullies? If you do, will you end up fleeing the city in a high-speed car chase down Route 66? Or will your tai chi skills come in handy? You might even end up testifying in court to put the bad guys behind bars.
Middle grade readers will go on a thrilling tai chi adventure, learn about tai chi and the dangers of gang, all while having fun reading and choosing.
