Troubled Waters (Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detective #23) [Paperback]

Carolyn Keene (Author)

Book Description

When heavy rains washed out the low-lying towns around River Heights, my friends and I knew we had to help. That's when we hooked up with Helping Homes to build apartments. Then the two-time state champion basketball team, the Lowell University Bullets, showed up -- and the waters, so to speak, turned murky.

While George couldn't be happier about working close to J. C. Valdez, the Bullets' star forward, not everyone around us is a fan. Take the person who is destroying our work and spray painting threats to J. C. on the walls, for starters. Is this the product of some basketball feud, or something much larger? I may be up to my elbows in sheet rock, but that won't slow my sleuthing. . . .

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About the Author

Carolyn Keene is the author of the ever-popular Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective and Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition (April 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416925139
• ISBN-13: 978-1416925132
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,156,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just as expected, October 20, 2007

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siamesejo "Jo" (Huntsville, OH United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Troubled Waters (Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detective #23) (Paperback)

I ordered this book as a gift for my daughter. It arrrived in plenty of time for giving. And She Loved It!

Just as expected, Nancy Drew, Girl Detective, was entertaining and educational. Great book!

4.0 out of 5 stars Troubled Waters is a modern, suspenseful read, September 18, 2007

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C. Hall "Library Media Student" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Troubled Waters (Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detective #23) (Paperback)

Troubled Waters by Carolyn Keene is the newest book in the Nancy Drew: Girl Detective series. Growing up reading Nancy Drew mysteries, this book had a lot to live up to. Carolyn Keene has constructed a mystery novel that is modern and full of suspense to engage today's young readers. She has totally lived up to this veteran reader's expectations.


Nancy and her friends set out to help their town recover from devastating flood damage. While reading, I immediately thought of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Although the events in the town of River Heights were not nearly as catastrophic as the events following Katrina, Keene used her natural ability to encourage the reader to question the events unfolding in the book and draw and revise conclusions throughout this small town ordeal. While remodeling an abandoned building with a team similar to that seen on today's show Extreme Home Makeover, many strange events occur. Most of the trouble is centered on J.C. Valdez, a star basketball player lending his time and talents to help those in need. Is someone out to sabotage his career and reputation or is someone interested in halting the building of hundreds of apartments for those left homeless by the flood? Read Troubled Waters by Carolyn Keene to find out.