Between the Lines (novel)
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Between the Lines is a Young Adult novel co-written by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer. The novel was published on June 26th, 2012 by Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. The recommended age is 12-99, and grades 7 and up[1].
Picoult and Van Leer have since written a sequel to Between the Lines, called Off the Page,released in 2015 by Delacorte Press. Off the Page continues the story of Delilah and Oliver.
Synopsis
A fifteen-year-old teenager, bookworm, and social outcast, Delilah, is obsessed with a children's fairytale book about Prince Oliver called "Between the Lines." No one can understand Delilah's obsession with a book written for kids. Delilah has a divorced mother and a punk-rocker best friend Jules, who is an outcast by her own choosing. Delilah feels caught between her erratic family life and her loneliness at school. She loves her over-protective mother dearly, but wishes for something more. She creates a vision of what her father must be like, as she has never known him. All she knows is he left when she was a baby and that he has his own life, his own family, in the opposite side of the country. Delilah's nemesis is the most popular and beautiful girl in school, Ally McAndrews.
Delilah confides her worries to Prince Oliver and is shocked beyond belief when he talks back.
Before long, Delilah and Oliver have forged a bond neither have experienced before; both feel one understands the other perfectly, and before they know it, they find themselves falling in love.
Between the Lines is a "romantic and charming story" that "will make every reader believe in the fantastical power of fairy tales"[1].
Recognition
As Picoult's first Young Adult book, Between the Lines achieved great success on the YA book market. Between the Lines became a #1 New York Times bestseller, and a Publisher's Weekly Bestseller[1]. It was also nominated for the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2013 "Top Ten Teen Award" (TTT)[2].
It holds an average 3.58 out of 5 stars on Goodreads as of October 6th, 2017.
About the author
Jodi Picoult is the author of twenty-three novels - nine of which "debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller list"[3]. Picoult is also on the advisory board of Women in Literary Arts, is part of the Writer's Council for the National Writing Project, and the founder of Trumbull Hall Troupe, among many other accomplishments[3]. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.
- ^ a b c "Between the Lines". Simon and Schuster Canada.
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