{"product_id":"steps","title":"Steps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wendelin Van Draanen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Holiday House, Incorporated, 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Riverdale\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; meets \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Queen's Gambit\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; in this fun, twisty thriller by an Edgar Award-winning author, featuring a deliciously dysfunctional family with dark secrets and shifting alliances.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Fourteen-year-old chess whiz Ruby Vossen tries to keep to herself. She refuses to be a pawn in her wealthy family's web of deception.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; But ever since Ruby's mother and aunt died in a car wreck, the battle lines drawn within the Vossen clan have ruled her life. Ruby's father and uncle became irreparably estranged, and within months, Ruby's cousin\/BFF was banished from her life, her father remarried, and she wound up with a gold-digging stepmom who has two teens of her own--The Steps. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; So when strange and dangerous things begin happening on the Vossen estate, Ruby sees only one logical explanation: The Steps are scheming to inherit the Vossen fortune. And as things get more and more intense, it seems like killing is in their playbook. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Luckily, Ruby has her own playbook, and she's not about to go down without a fight. She'll even break her dad's rules to get her cousin back on her side of the chessboard . . . It's time to check-mate The Steps before they can finish the Vossens off.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Secrets, lies, and lethal threats abound in this clever, quirky thriller by the award-winning, bestselling author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Flipped\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; and the Sammy Keyes mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47085074251945,"sku":"PHBK-9780823460380","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/4558813482481.jpg?v=1779805884","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/steps","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}