Hannah West in Deep Water: A Mystery

Hannah West

by National Geographic Learning

When the director of a popular TV show begins filming at the Portage Bay docks, he brings along actors and crew, as well as mayhem. Things begin to get mysterious when dead fish are found floating in the water. Twelve-year-old sleuth Hannah West investigates.

Genres: Mystery

151 pages, Paperback

First published October 5, 2006

Reviews

[Kym · Rating 4 out of 5]

A girl detective living on a Seattle houseboat. Fun read for elementary students

[Bekah Stoltzfoos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the mystery in the book! It was fun to read the part where they took samples of the water too!

[F · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a buddy-read with my 10-year-old grand niece who received an autographed copy of this paperback from a friend. My niece was never captivated at all by the storyline. Maybe the book is more fully appreciated on a regional (Seattle, WA) basis. As an adult reader I enjoyed the information on Archipelago of Tui Tui and also the brief history of Interlaken Park. I was somewhat puzzled with the sprinkle of branding throughout the novel (i.e., TalkingRain bottle, Nalgene water bottles from REI, Cap’n Crunch cereal) and what purpose this served. Hannah has been referred to as the “girl-sleuth of the new millennium”. But I do not think Hannah will be on the young adult wish list of mysteries to read.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is written by a local author who just happens to work at SPL. It is a short chapter book involving a local tween sleuth who is house sitting on Portage Bay with her mom on a house boat. The mystery involves polluting the water, who would do such a thing? The main character was born in China, but was adopted as a baby by her single mom and now lives in Seattle. Good characters, good environmental stuff, definite tween appeal, even younger, and it is in a series. Definitely would recommend these to local, girl, mystery readers, or maybe to have them try out a mystery.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a mid-grade mystery series starring 12 year-old Hannah West. Hannah and her mother would be homeless if it wasn't for their job: house-sitting. In this book the mother and daughter are living on a houseboat in Portage Bay where a television crew are shooting a movie. Things get mysterious when dead fish start to appear in the water and Hannah goes into sleuth mode..

[Sophia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for my chapter book week in my reading class water week. This book wasn't my favorite, but it was okay. I loved the idea of incorporating the issue of water pollution into this book, but I thought it was done rather tacky. I won't be reading this book again soon.

[Bella · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked following the clues that she was discovering all by herself.

[Haghvray0 · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think that Hannah is really cool and nice, for an adopted child. She is a 12- year- old delight.

[Arshia Zehra · Rating 4 out of 5]

It Was A Good Book...Although Not As Good As The Others!..But I Really Liked It!..:]