TY - SER
KW - teenagers
KW - bodybuilders
AU - William Joyce
AB - Gorm is a childhood loser until a bodybuilding course brings him such massive muscles that he becomes a local celebrity.
C1 - 1950s
C3 - Allegheny County; Monongahela River; Swissvale; Swissvale High School
C4 - Coming-of-Age; Psychological; Young Adult
CY - Wichita, KS
LA - English
M3 - Novel
N1 - Settings are disguised as follows: Swissvale is Hopewell; Swissvale High School is Hopewell High School.
N2 - Gorm is a childhood loser until a bodybuilding course brings him such massive muscles that he becomes a local celebrity.
PB - Watermark Press
PP - Wichita, KS
PY - 1989
RN - William Joyce was raised in Swissvale, Allegheny County and educated at Penn State University.
EP - 230 p.
TI - First Born of an Ass
ER -