Samantha van Leer is the coauthor of the New York Times best-selling novels Between the Lines and Off the Page, which she recently helped adapt into an off-Broadway musical. A graduate of Vassar College, she also holds a master’s in education and was previously a fourth-grade teacher. She now writes full-time in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband, Frankie, daughter, Stevie, and their chaotic yet beloved puppy, Obi Juan Kenobi.