Between the Lines

Name: Between the Lines
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2.17 (6 reviews)
Author: Samantha Van Leer
ISBN: 9781464033360

Author: Samantha Van Leer, Jodi Picoult

Series: Between the Lines #1

Narrator: Nick Cordero, Robert Ian McKenzie, Jodi Picoult, Suzy Myers Jackson

Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/26/2012

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Love & Romance, Fairy Tales, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Soon to be an off-Broadway musical! In this delightful companion novel to Off the Page, #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and her daughter and cowriter, Samantha van Leer, present a novel filled with romance, adventure, and humor in a story you’ll never forget. What happens when happily ever after … isn’t? Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah. And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just be his key to freedom. A romantic and charming story, this companion novel to Off the Page will make every reader believe in the fantastical power of fairy tales. "A compulsively readable charmer. The teen dialogue and interior monologues feel authentic, while Picoult’s practiced hand balances humor with larger issues such as abandonment, hope, and existential quandaries related to fate and human nature."—Booklist Includes an exclusive author's note read by Jody Picoult!

About Samantha van Leer

SAMANTHA VAN LEER is a sophomore at Vassar College majoring in psychology with a minor in human development. She cowrote the #1 New York Times bestseller Between the Lines, the companion to Off the Page, with her mother, Jodi Picoult.Jodi and Samantha have four dogs: Alvin, Harvey, Dudley, and Oliver, for whom the prince in this story is named.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on June 19, 2015

This was super fluffy, cute, and easy to read. It felt like I was reading a fairy tale as a child! It doesn't feel like young adult, but it's a charming, refreshing read! Here's my booktalk: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Eden on August 12, 2016

a) Just because a woman/mermaid dislikes men doesn't make her a feminist. Oh my Lord, do I really have to bring this up after the Tempest fiasco? That makes her a misandrist: a man-hater. A feminist is a person who believes in equality for both men and women. GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEADS. (This is no......more

Goodreads review by Nafiza on June 27, 2012

There is a very famous play by Tom Stoppard called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. The play deals with metaphysical elements of two-dimensional characters who question their existence and its cyclical nature. Between the Lines reminded me of that play. It, too, deals with a character in a fic......more

Goodreads review by Aj the Ravenous Reader on August 16, 2016

That was a fun, quick and adorable read for youngsters as if straight from a Disney movie and I won’t be surprised if it does make it to the big screen. It’s imaginative and entertaining and the premise of the novel is indeed a curious thought- that characters of the books we read could be alive and......more

Goodreads review by Giselle on July 07, 2012

I'm not sure if the fact that I've read a few books by Jodi Picoult in the past affected my enjoyment of this novel, and even though I knew not to expect her usual story-type since it's written with her daughter, this was a lot different than what I had envisioned. It's a good book. It is. But I thi......more