Between the Lines
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4.0 • 28 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
What happens when happily ever after ... isn't?
Delilah hates school as much as she loves books. In fact, there's one book in particular she can't get enough of. If anyone knew how many times she has read and re-read the sweet little fairy tale she found in the library, especially the popular kids, she'd be sent to social Siberia ... forever.
To Delilah, though, this fairy tale is more than just words on the page. Sure, there's a handsome (well, okay, hot) prince, and a castle, and an evil villain, but it feels as if there's something deeper going on. And one day, Delilah finds out there is. Turns out, this Prince Charming is real, and a certain fifteen-year-old loner has caught his eye. But they're from two different worlds, and how can it ever possibly work?
Together with her daughter Samantha van Leer, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult has written a classic fairy tale with a uniquely modern twist.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Prolific and bestselling author Picoult teams up with her teenage daughter to pen a clever YA romance about the magical relationship between a loner and her fictional "Prince Charming." Imagine 15-year-old Delilah McPhee's surprise when she starts to have a conversation with Prince Oliver, the hero of a fairy tale she adores. From Oliver she learns that characters in a story lead very different lives when a book is shut in Oliver's "reality," the story's villain is actually a butterfly aficionado, and Oliver has no interest in his betrothed, Seraphima. Elements from Picoult's other novels alternating character viewpoints with distinguishing fonts, snappy chapter endings are present, and the story is peppered with pop culture references to The Hunger Games, the Kindle Fire, and the X-Men, as well as comic relief in the form of characters like a talking horse that thinks it has a weight problem. The reason given for Delilah's obsession with the fairy tale like her, Oliver grew up without a father is weak, but that's unlikely to trouble readers who will be swept up by the romantic premise. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Between theLines
How enchanting. A wonderful read, first page to the last. A wonderful collaboration of work. I can't wait to read it my grand children. Thank you. Jenni
Good book
I borrowed this book from my local library and I loved it. It's a great book for teenagers. This book made feel like a little kid again because of the story line, but it's still great for ALL ages :) defiantly read it !!!