Amazing Audiobooks (#AA2021) Nominees Round Up, May 6 Edition

The New David Espinoza by Fred Aceves; narrated by Christian Barillas
HarperAudio
Release date: 02-11-20
ISBN: 978-1094114224

When caught on video being punched by a kid in the locker room, David’s embarrassment goes viral. Feeling that the only way to save face is to beef up, he starts following a famous action star’s fitness program, with promises of incredible muscle gains in the three months of summer.  He plans to go back to school as a new man.  Discovering that the kinds of gains he is looking for are only possible with chemical help, he turns to steroids with the help of the owner of his gym.  Further disillusioned when he finds out that the ill gotten gains will be lost if he stops taking the drugs, he starts spiraling down a road of steroid abuse.

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Best Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2021) Nominees Round Up, April 10 Edition

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The New David Espinoza by Fred Aceves
HarperTeen / HarperCollins
Publication Date: February 11, 2020
ISBN: 978-0062489883

Self-proclaimed stickman David is repeatedly bullied. After he is “b*tch slapped” by a classmate in a humiliating moment that goes viral, he decides to change his physique over the summer break. He severely modifies his diet and joins a gym, but the lure of quick results tempts him to begin using anabolic steroids to bulk up.

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