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59 HOURS by Johnny Kovatch Simon Pulse, 2018 ISBN: 978-1-4814-7660-7 Source: purchased Ages 14 and up YA Nonfiction: True Crime All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Real stories. Real teens. Real consequences. An innocent teen becomes a hostage stuck in the middle of a dangerous drug-fueled feud in this third book in the chilling Simon True series. On Sunday, August 6, 2000, fifteen-year-old Nick Markowitz was grabbed off the street on the orders of a local drug dealer named Jesse James Hollywood. Nick was taken as collateral because his brother Ben owed Jesse money. He was an innocent victim who became a pawn in an increasingly high-stakes feud between the two that ended with Nick’s brutal murder. A dozen or more people saw Nick over the course of the next fifty-nine hours, but no one stepped forward to say anything. No one thought to report the crime to the police. Some of them were scared of Hollywood, while others simply didn’t want to get in...

DEEP WATER Simon True #1 by Katherine Nichols Simon Pulse, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-4814-8107-6 YA Nonfiction (True Crime) Source: publisher for review All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK 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 buddy 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 $100 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… REVIEW I'...