{"product_id":"two-steps-forward-9781442496156","title":"Two Steps Forward","description":"\u003cb\u003eFour stepsiblings from two opposite sides of the world are sharing a summer together in one strange city: Los Angeles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e NYC fashionista girl Annabel is determined to hate LA, where her dad and his family have relocated. But just when Annabel thinks her summer is beyond ruined, she gets a surprise from Down Under . . . and let's just say he's a good kisser. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lucy misses her home country, Australia, but thinks LA isn't so bad after all. If she could only get her stepsister Annabel on board to loving LA too -- and get that weird Wheaties boy to stop staring at her  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wheaties, boy-genius, doesn't mind where he's spending the summer, so long as lovable Lucy is nearby. He's trying not to worry about how his dad and stepmother's marriage problems will affect his living situation. And he'd really like to know the secret of that Ben dude's swoony appeal to the girls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ben, the Aussie athlete god, would rather be spending his school break playing footy with his mates back in Melbourne. He'd also really rather not have his dad's loud girlfriend sharing their American vacation. And he'd definitely like to know how he got interested in the pretty Annabel girl all over again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told from the alternating points of view of Annabel, Lucy, Wheaties, and Ben, \u003ci\u003eTwo Steps Forward\u003c\/i\u003e is funny and genuine -- and shows how love can create all kinds of families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442496156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e105313 \/ Two Steps Forward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rachel Cohn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651165941916,"sku":"9781442496156","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_34a0689c-eb07-48a9-a67f-d8bacb8253c4.jpg?v=1603876976","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/two-steps-forward-9781442496156","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}