Bibliograph

The new David Espinoza, Fred Aceves

Type

Label

The new David Espinoza, Fred Aceves

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 14 up, HarperTeenGrades 10-12, HarperTeen

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The new David Espinoza

Oclc number

1139342443

Responsibility statement

Fred Aceves

Summary

Obsessed with the idea that he is not muscular enough and tired of being bullied, David, age seventeen, begins using steroids, endangering his relationships with family and friendsDavid Espinoza is tired of being messed with. When a video of him getting knocked down by a bully's slap goes viral at the end of junior year, David vows to use the summer to bulk up- do what it takes to become a man-and wow everyone when school starts again the fall. Soon David is spending all his time and money at Iron Life, a nearby gym that's full of bodybuilders. Frustrated with his slow progress, his life eventually becomes all about his muscle gains. As it says on the Iron Life wall, What does not kill me makes me stronger. As David falls into the dark side of the bodybuilding world, pursuing his ideal body at all costs, he'll have to grapple with the fact that it could actually cost him everything

Target audience

adolescent

Classification