The Steps

Name: The Steps
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Rachel Cohn
ISBN: 9780807215609

Author: Rachel Cohn

Narrator: Caitlin Greer

Unabridged: 3 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 03/11/2003

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Annabel thought Christmas break was going to be amazing. She’d planned to stay home in New York City with her best friend and do traditional things like go ice-skating in Rockefeller Center, hit the after-Christmas sale at Bloomingdale’ s, and scream with the TRL crowd at MTV in Times Square. But when her best friend bails, Annabel’s mom decides it’s high time Annabel visit her father and his new family in Australia.

Annabel is not pleased about traveling around the world to meet “the steps”–twelve-year-old fashion-disaster stepsister, five-year-old stepbrother, and baby half sister–but she’s not going to waste this chance to steal her father back.

About The Author

Rachel Cohn is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen young adult novels, including Gingerbread, Shrimp, and Cupcake; and, with David Levithan, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Dash and Lily's Book of Dares.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kimberly on August 18, 2017

Literature Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Ages: 8-12 years This book is aimed at elementary/middle schoolers, and addresses the issue of step-family. When Annabel is disrupted from her summer plans of hanging around her hometown of New York City, she is sent halfway across the world to spend ti......more

Goodreads review by Natasha on May 03, 2024

Annabelle gets thrown into a situation she's far from impressed by, having to fly to Australia from New York to see her dad and meet 'the steps'. Finding out she'll be getting 2 new families rather than just one new familv leaves Annabelle struggling with her feelings before realising it isn't all t......more

Goodreads review by RJC on May 09, 2020

Step families from the American perspective......more

Goodreads review by Sheel on May 02, 2023

When I was 12 this book made me want to be Australian......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 14, 2014

This was a very cute book for middle school level readers. It is about a girl names Anabel, or Anna the Belle as her father likes to call her. She is in middle school and is trying to handle her new life filled with a step mom and step siblings who live in Australia with her dad, and her mom and her......more