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Exit Strategy by Ryan Potter
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Exit Strategy (edition 2010)

by Ryan Potter

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Looming above Zach Ramsey's hometown of Blaine are the smokestacks of the truck assembly plant, the greasy lifeblood of this Detroit suburb. Surrounded by drunks, broken marriages and factory rats living in fear of the pink slip, Zach is getting the hell out of town after graduation. But first, he's going to enjoy the summer before senior year. Getting smashed with his best friend Tank and falling in love for the first time, Zach's having a blast until he uncovers dark secrets that shake his faith in everyoneâ??including Tank, a wrestler whose violent mood swings betray a shocking habit. As he gets pulled deeper into an ugly scandal, Zach is faced with the toughest decision of his lifeâ??one that will prove just what kind of adult he's destined to be. "Fast-paced and riveting." â??Kirkus… (more)
Member:JoRuRL2009
Title:Exit Strategy
Authors:Ryan Potter
Info:Flux (2010), Edition: 1, Paperback, 312 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:***1/2
Tags:Youth, Boys, Friendship, Tough Choices, Getting out

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Exit Strategy by Ryan Potter

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    Boy Toy by Barry Lyga (tearsXsolitude)
    tearsXsolitude: So while the stories are completely different. Both main characters are obsessed with leaving their small home towns. Both are great books.
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A very well writen book for young teens. It has some great life leasons. It may start a little slow but once it gets going its a great read. ( )
  MarkCorless | Nov 17, 2011 |
Seventeen year old Zach Ramsey has a plan to escape Blaine, Michigan, the factory town where he has spent his whole life. He hopes to attend college after his senior year, but his summer activities end up getting him very far off track. Among other bad decisions, Zach takes money from his boss at the liquor store to spy on his best friend Tank’s dad, develops an uncontrollable crush on Tank’s sister, figures out a way to steal liquor from the store and sell it to his underage friends, and decides to start an investigation into a local steroid ring that Tank and Blaine’s much heralded football coach just might be a part of. Exit Strategy is a harsh, edgy novel filled with risky and questionable behavior, but the book is also filled with darkly comic, suspenseful scenes. Zach might not learn typical lessons by novel’s end, but he survives his summer of poor thinking and lives to tell about it. ( )
  macphellimey | Feb 10, 2011 |
A well written book by a personal friend. Excellent literature for young boys who are struggling to find something that relates to them. ( )
  JoRuRL2009 | Nov 24, 2010 |
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Looming above Zach Ramsey's hometown of Blaine are the smokestacks of the truck assembly plant, the greasy lifeblood of this Detroit suburb. Surrounded by drunks, broken marriages and factory rats living in fear of the pink slip, Zach is getting the hell out of town after graduation. But first, he's going to enjoy the summer before senior year. Getting smashed with his best friend Tank and falling in love for the first time, Zach's having a blast until he uncovers dark secrets that shake his faith in everyoneâ??including Tank, a wrestler whose violent mood swings betray a shocking habit. As he gets pulled deeper into an ugly scandal, Zach is faced with the toughest decision of his lifeâ??one that will prove just what kind of adult he's destined to be. "Fast-paced and riveting." â??Kirkus

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