Deep Water (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781481481069)

Real stories. Real teens. Real crimes.

A group of teens traffic drugs between Mexico and California in this start to the brand-new Simon True series.

It's 1971 in Coronado, a small southern California beach town. For seventeen-year-old Eddie Otero, a skilled waterman and avid surfer, life is simple. Then a friend makes him an offer: Swim an illicit package across the border from Mexico. The intense workout is dangerous. Thrilling. Lucrative. And the beginning of a small business.

When the young entrepreneurs involve their former high school Spanish teacher, the smuggling adventure grows into a one hundred million dollar global operation.

Soon they become fugitives. Living on the edge, they vow to return to their normal lives--right after one last run...

Author: Katherine Nichols
ISBN-10: 1481481061
ISBN-13: 9781481481069
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2017
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2017 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2017 pg. 100
Booklist 05/01/2017 pg. 64
School Library Journal 06/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 177 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed