Tap Out
Running Press · Paperback · September 11, 2012
Seventeen-year-old Tony Antioch lives in Pleasant Meadows, a trailer park where questions aren't asked since everyone already knows the answers from their own experience.
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- Who it’s for
- A lean, tense read that keeps its footing in action and social strain.
- Genres
- Martial Arts, Abuse & Trauma for Teens, Addiction & Substance Use for Teens
- Published
- Running Press, September 11, 2012
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Seventeen-year-old Tony Antioch lives in Pleasant Meadows, a trailer park where questions aren't asked since everyone already knows the answers from their own experience. He dreams of rescuing his mother from her constant stream of abusive boyfriends but in reality can barely duck the punches that are aimed at himself. When Tony is coerced into joining his friend Rob's Mixed Martial Arts class, he is surprised to find that he has a talent that he actually wants to develop.
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But with a meth-dealing biker gang that is hungry for recruits and a vicious cycle of poverty and violence that precedes him, Tony is going to need a lot more than blood and guts to find a way out. Gritty, powerful, and unapologetic, Tap Out explores what it takes to stay true to oneself and the consequences of the choices made along the way in order to do so.
Hard-Edged Momentum
A lean, tense read that keeps its footing in action and social strain.
Come here for
- martial-arts energy
- teen pressure with a hard edge
Expect
- sustained narrative momentum
- category-familiar signals, no fuss
Where it sits
| Addiction & Substance Use for Teens | 85% |
|---|---|
| Martial Arts | 68% |
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 57% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- Abuse & Trauma for Teens
- Martial Arts
- Authors
- Eric Devine
- Publisher
- Running Press
- Published
- September 11, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Boys & Men