Samantha van Leer is a sophomore at Vassar College majoring in psychology with a minor in human development. She has four dogs: Alvin, Harvey, Dudley, and Oliver—for whom the prince in Between The Lines, a young adult novel she wrote with her mother Jodi Picoult. is named. Following the success of Between the Lines, Samantha and her mother and co-writer, have teamed up for their second young-adult (YA) novel, Off The Page. It's a tender and appealing romantic novel filled with humor, adventure, and magical relationships.