{"product_id":"truly-devious-02-vanishing-stair-paperback","title":"Truly Devious 02: Vanishing Stair (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\nbestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Maureen\nJohnson’s second novel in the Truly Devious series, there are more twists and\nturns than Stevie Bell can imagine. No answer is given freely, and someone will\npay for the truth with their life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Truly Devious case—an unsolved kidnapping and triple\nmurder that rocked Ellingham Academy in 1936—has consumed Stevie for years.\nIt’s the very reason she came to the academy. But then her classmate was\nmurdered, and her parents quickly pull her out of school. For her \u003ci\u003esafety\u003c\/i\u003e,\nthey say\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe must move past this \u003ci\u003eobsession\u003c\/i\u003e with crime\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStevie’s willing to do anything to get back to Ellingham, be\nback with her friends, and solve the Truly Devious case. Even if it means\nmaking a deal with the despicable Senator Edward King. And when Stevie finally\nreturns, she also returns to David: the guy she kissed, and the guy who lied\nabout his identity—Edward King’s son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBut larger issues are at play. Where did the murderer hide?\nWhat’s the meaning of the riddle Albert Ellingham left behind? And what,\nexactly, is at stake in the Truly Devious affair? The Ellingham case isn’t just\na piece of history—it’s a live wire into the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e* Junior Library Guild Selection * Chicago Public Library's\nBest of the Best Books of 2019 * Hypable's Best Books of 2019 *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Book One:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Agatha Christie-like ecosystem pairs with lacerating\ncontemporary wit, and alternating past and present scenes makes for a\nmultilayered, modern detective story.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Remember the first time reading Harry Potter and knowing\nit was special? There’s that same sense of magic in the introduction of teen\nSherlock-in-training Stevie Bell.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e (four stars)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Be still, my Agatha-Christie-loving beating heart.”\n—Bustle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen Johnson \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA\nToday \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of nineteen young adult novels, including the \u003ci\u003eTruly\nDevious \u003c\/i\u003eseries, \u003ci\u003ethe Shades of London \u003c\/i\u003eseries, \u003ci\u003eSuite Scarlett, and\n13 Little Blue Envelopes\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHer collaborative books include \u003ci\u003eGhosts of the Shadow\nMarket \u003c\/i\u003e(with Cassandra Clare), \u003ci\u003eYour Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a\nQuaint English Village \u003c\/i\u003e(illustrated by Jay Cooper)\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eLet\nIt Snow \u003c\/i\u003e(with John Green and Lauren Myracle), which was also a hit feature\nfilm on Netflix. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHer books have sold more than three million copies worldwide\nand have been published in more than thirty countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe has been nominated for two Edgar Awards, a Bram Stoker\nAward, a Nebula Award, was a World Book Day author in the UK in 2014, and has\nbeen nominated for or won dozens of YALSA, state library, media and readers’\nchoice awards. 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