The Beautiful Between, which came out on May 10, is a melancholy tale about a girl who may inhabit the same Upper East Side New York as the Gossip Girl set, but whose inner life is a whole lot deeper than Serena’s or Blair’s.
Connelly Sternin has lived alone with her emotionally distant mother since her father died when she was 2, and to cope with her desolation, she relates everything to fairy tales in her mind. Though she’s no poor Cinderella at her fancy prep school, she is pretty shocked when the school’s Prince Charming, Jeremy Cole, decides to befriend her. But he’s not sweeping her off her feet, and he’s not just using her for her brains as they study physics and SAT vocab together. He’s looking for someone who understands what he’s going through as his little sister suffers from leukemia.
Connelly Sternin: “Connelly’s name was inspired by one of my favorite actresses, Jennifer Connelly,” Sheimel said, explaining that she’d bend space and time to cast a 16-year-old, Labyrinth-era version of the actress.

Source: Hollywood Crush.