
At a glance
- Published
- 2024
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- Words
- 22,380
- Section
- Middle Grade
Deep Water
Twelve-year-old Tully sets out to become the youngest person to swim 12.1 miles across Lake Tahoe, hoping it will bring her absent mother home. During the long swim, painful memories come back and a storm moves in.
Themes
Mood
Feels adventurous, tense, emotional.
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