Off the Page, by Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer
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From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, OFF THE PAGE is a tender and appealing YA novel filled with romance, humor, and adventure. Delilah and Oliver shouldn’t be together. But they are together. And just as they’re getting used to the possibility that happily ever after may really, truly be theirs, the universe sends them a message they can’t ignore: they won’t be allowed to rewrite their story. Delilah and Oliver must decide how much they’re willing to risk for love and what it takes to have a happy ending in a world where the greatest adventures happen off the page. “Off the Page is just so sweet and magical. In high school, I would have given ANYTHING to crawl inside one of my favorite books to escape the real world. I wish!”—SARAH DESSEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Saint Anything
Off the Page, by Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer - Amazon Sales Rank: #106256 in Books
- Brand: Samantha van Leer
- Published on: 2015-05-19
- Released on: 2015-05-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.25" w x 6.44" l, 1.20 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 384 pages
Off the Page, by Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer From School Library Journal Gr 7 Up—Picoult and van Leer dive back into the realm of fairy tales coming true in this companion to Between the Lines (Delacorte, 2012). Storybook prince turned real-life boyfriend, Oliver, has started high school with his true love, Delilah. Despite a few social mishaps, Oliver (being referred to as Edgar, whose place he had to take in order to escape the pages of the book) finds himself on the fast track to popularity, much to Delilah's chagrin. The two have just started to work through their new problems, when they discover something is wrong in the book from which Oliver originated. The story seems to be rewriting itself and the real Edgar (who took Oliver's place in the story) doesn't know how to lead the other characters. Soon, bigger problems arise, with more real-life beings and storybook characters switching places unintentionally, and the book's author, Edgar's mom, Jessamyn, falling ill. Is happily ever after a dream still out of reach? Readers need to have read the first title in order to follow the plot and they will easily find themselves pulled back into the world of Oliver, Delilah, and Edgar. Strong narrative voices keep the alternating chapters from becoming confusing, and the cultural references are spot-on, although they may cause the book to feel dated in a short time. VERDICT A fun, fairy-tale romance for teens who believe in happily ever after. Recommended.—Heather Webb, Worthington Libraries, OH
Review PRAISE FOR OFF THE PAGE: “A fun, fairy-tale romance for teens who believe in happily ever after.”—SLJ “Fairy-tale sweet.” —Kirkus Reviews “A lovely fairy tale emphasizing the importance of family and creativity.”—BooklistPRAISE FOR BETWEEN THE LINES: “An exploration of the nature of escapism that asks whether reality is any more real than make-believe, Between the Lines will delight readers of all ages whose imaginations willfully blur that distinction.”—Los Angeles Times “Between the Lines is a romance between a girl and a boy, but even more, it’s a love letter to the visceral bond between a reader and a musty, beloved book. . . . The fictional Between the Lines is funny and unexpected . . . and it’s fascinating to watch the authors address the problem of what it would be like to live not just in a story, but in a physical book.”—The Washington Post “What wasn’t to love about the exciting, imaginative story of Delilah, a high school student, and the fairy-tale prince she fell in love with, Oliver?”—Bustle.com PRAISE FOR #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JODI PICOULT: “Jodi Picoult turns tough topics into bestsellers.”—NPR.org “Blockbuster novelist.”—Boston Globe “Cultishly successful writer.”—The Washington Post
About the Author
JODI PICOULT is the author of twenty-three novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Leaving Time, The Storyteller, Lone Wolf, Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, Nineteen Minutes, and My Sister’s Keeper. She also cowrote the #1 New York Times bestseller Between the Lines, the companion to Off the Page, with her daughter, Samantha van Leer. Jodi lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Visit her online at jodipicoult.com.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.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful. An Enchanting YA Romance That Blends the Line Between Fantasy and Reality! By Stephanie Ward 'Off the Page' is a cute and light-hearted young adult romance that blurs the line between fantasy and reality. The book is considered a companion novel to 'Between the Lines', but can be read as a standalone. I hadn't read 'Between the Lines' beforehand, and I could follow everything that happened just fine. Looking back, I wish I would have read 'Between the Lines' first because it gives a better understanding of the characters, their relationship, and the obstacles they had to overcome to get Oliver into Delilah's world. Although not completely necessary, I would highly recommend reading 'Between the Lines' before jumping into this one.I found this novel to be a wonderful romantic distraction from what I normally read. I don't usually go for contemporary romance, but the synopsis for the book had me instantly curious as to how the story could be passed as realistic. I'm definitely glad I gave it a chance! Sometimes you just need a break from your usual genres, and I admit that I can be a ridiculously sappy romantic given the right situations. I found a perfect blend of both romance and fantasy within these pages. The characters were well written - especially our two main characters - Delilah and Oliver. They both have very distinct personalities with obvious flaws, strengths, and weaknesses. I could almost immediately connect with both of them, especially Delilah, from the very beginning. The secondary characters in the book were also written in a rounded, distinct way that made them seem just as realistic as the main characters did.The book is written in first person point of view, from three different characters - Delilah, Oliver, and Edgar. The story is broken down into separate chapters/sections, depending on who is narrating at the time. If you've read any of my reviews, you know how much point of view matters to me. First person POV is, by far, my favorite style. The reader gets to know so much more than just the surface story - we're privy to the narrator's inner thoughts, emotions, hopes, dreams, fears, everything that makes them unique. This style also allows the reader to see the story unfold from the narrator's perspective, which can be entirely different than another character's would be. By using first person POV, I really believe that the author takes the story to a deeper level. In this novel, we have the opportunity to truly get to know and understand three different characters - and how each one of them responds to events in the story. By the end of the book, I felt like I really knew our three narrators, which created a strong connection with each of them individually and made them feel very realistic. It let me experience the story from three differing sides, along with seeing how each character felt and reacted during the book. It was an exciting experience as well as a roller coaster ride of emotions - but I wouldn't have it any other way.The plot of the book is fascinating - mainly because of Oliver's character and how he came to be with Delilah. If you put all of that magic and fantasy to the side, you're left with a beautiful story about true love, obstacles that people have to overcome, and what happily-ever-after really means. Like I mentioned above, this was a huge roller coaster of emotions for me. I found myself grinning like an idiot at the book during some parts, while during others I was close to tears or crying my eyes out. It was written with such detailed description and imagery that I was able to slip inside the story almost instantly at the beginning. I felt as if I was right there with the characters as everything in the book happened - and I felt what they were feeling, whether it was happy, sad, confused, or a mix of different emotions. There is no way that I could have simply read this book - it was an experience that will stick with me for a long time to come. I can't say enough about this book, but my only regret was not reading Between the Lines first. I would have had a better understanding of all the characters - from the main ones to the smallest of appearances - along with more knowledge of the history behind the story and how it all came to be. I very highly recommend this novel to every reader - even those who don't normally read this genre. It's an enchanting story written with amazing talent, and everyone should experience it. I definitely recommend it to fans of contemporary fiction, fantasy, and romance - you really need to read this book!Disclosure: I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Clever & funny at times, but glaring holes and plot devices make it unlovable By Augustin J. Cavalier This book is a mixed bag. The concept at the heart of it was original and brilliant, but the execution of the concept was subpar at best, and it doesn't remain faithful to the style of the fairy tales that it takes a page from. I don't recommend reading it.(This review contains significant spoilers for the preceding book, and moderate ones for this one.)As the description says, this is the sequel to the story about a girl who falls in love with a prince who is a character in a book, yet somehow alive. Her discovery of this and the "falling in love" part was mostly dealt with in the first book (Between the Lines), which I think was better than this was, but still not that great. We know that Prince Oliver (and all the other characters in said book) were "alive" in the sense that they can think and communicate, but they don't have blood and they can't leave the book, a source of much frustration to Delilah, who obviously wants to be with Oliver. As the reader, we aren't told too much about the physics of this: Since the author of the book Prince Oliver comes out of doesn't seem to know that Oliver is actually alive, so how did he get that way? How is Prince Oliver allowed to "trick" the book in order to escape, but then it wants him back? It's almost as if the book is sentient, too. None of this is ever explained, and aside from some of the more major Deus ex Machinas that save the plot from going nowhere, it's almost possible to put it on the back burner.Some other reviewers have commented about the scenes between Oliver and Delilah as being "nauseating", but aside from some cliches, they're pretty decent.The main part I take issue with is that the majority of the trouble Prince Oliver has in fitting into high school is about the relationships, and not about the coursework. He just arrived on Earth out of a fairy-tale kingdom and picks up how to use computers and graphing calculators in a few months? He doesn't have any more trouble in chemistry than Delilah? He gets a perfect score of 2400 on the SAT?! I get A grades for the most part, but I had to take the SAT four times to get a score I thought was pretty good. There's no indication Oliver had so much as an algebra class in the fairytale kingdom he's from. The only part of Oliver's interactions at school that makes sense is him being a wizard at acting Shakespeare – which I commend the authors for writing in. Very clever.I'll refrain from spoiling too much, but it doesn't get better from there, sadly. Some more of the characters from the book comes out into the real world, and one of them dies, the fairytale physics of which are never explained (since nobody can die inside the book, and the fairytale characters that come out of the book don't have human blood). The book continues to fall to pieces and attempts to persuade Oliver to go back into it. The sequence of events that happens after this makes very little sense, includes a love triangle, and results in the author of the book Prince Oliver is from cheating death (from disease) by going into the book to live... forever? That's not explained either. Oh, and Edgar (Oliver's lookalike from Earth, the author's son) decides to go with her, sacrificing his love life (eternally!) so that Oliver and Delilah can have theirs (temporarily!). Which essentially alienates most teenage boys reading the book, as Edgar is the one they probably relate to the best.Perhaps if the fairytale physics of this were explained better, I might like this book more. But they aren't, so instead, I finished the book quite frustrated. Yes, true love requires sacrifice. But doesn't it require sacrifice *on the part of the people in love*? Why is Edgar so willing to sacrifice his love life for Oliver and Delilah? If the authors were trying to make a point about sacrifice, why is it that they allow Edgar's mother to escape death by entering the fairytale world? None of this was explained, and I'm not sure there even is a good explanation possible. So as it is, it's not exactly possible to like this book.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A Very Sweet Book By Sally Balboa Rating 3 and a half starsI received a free copy of Off The Page from a Shelf-Awareness giveaway. This novel is a companion novel to Between The Lines. Also my copy was an ark, with only some of the illustrations in place. So what I describe in this review may not apply to the version of the book you read. This book will be great for those who are romantic and young at heart. If you're a cynic on love you may not like this, because it does lay the sweetness of love on thickly.The novel centers around the aftermath of Between The Lines, more specifically we get to see the rest of Oliver and Delilah's love story. Watch Oliver try to navigate his way through a high school after living his life as a fairy tale prince. Delilah his one true love is here to help, having brought him from his world to hers. But not everything is happily ever after now, the book he left behind his falling apart without him, refusing the story that he left it with. Edgar the boy who agreed to take his place in the story is becoming homesick. Then there's an influx of trouble as the two worlds try to coexist.The illustrations in the novel that I've seen are beautiful and very detailed, they add a nice touch to the story. There's cover art above the chapters as well.For my taste I found the book to be a little too sweet. I mean it had considerably more depth then you'd think, death being an underlying theme in it. But I found that the love scenes and descriptions were a little much for me. I'm a bit of a cynic though, so when I read about two people describing each other as perfect every time they see each other, I get a little queasy. But for fans of such pure romance it'll be a really good read.Even though this is a companion novel, it can be read separately and still be understood completely. Although if you like this I would recommend you go read the other novel, just to get a better perspective on this one.
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