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 26, 2012 by Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon and Schuster.
Picoult and Van Leer authored a sequel called Off the page, released in 2015 by Delacorte Press. Off the Page continues the story of Delilah and Oliver.
Synopsis
A 15-year-old teenager, bookworm and social outcast, Delilah, is obsessed with a fairy tale 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 that he left when she was a baby and that he has his own life. Delilah's nemesis is the most popular girl in school, Ally McAndrews.
Delilah confides her worries to Prince Oliver and is shocked when he talks back.
Before long, Delilah and Oliver forge a bond neither have experienced before, and they begin to fall in love.
Recognition
Between the Lines garnered several achievements on the young adult fiction market. Between the Lines became a #1 New York Times bestseller, and a Publisher's Weekly Bestseller.[1] It was nominated for the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2013 "Top Ten Teen Award" (TTT).[2]
References
- ^ "Between the Lines". Simon and Schuster Canada.
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