Tap Out

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. 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.

Author: Eric Devine
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Published: 09/01/2012
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780762445691

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 156912 / Tap Out


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2012
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2012 pg. 71
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2012 - Recommended - Readable
Booklist 12/15/2012 pg. 50
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2012 pg. 60

About the Author
Eric Devine is a writer, high school English teacher, and educational consultant. He is the author of Tap Out, Dare Me, and Press Play. He lives in Waterford, NY with his family.