Deep Water

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...

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/02/2017
ISBN: 9781481481076
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2017
Booklist 05/01/2017 pg. 64
School Library Journal 06/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 177 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed