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Melissa de la Cruz

    7. červenec 1971

    Melissa de la Cruz se zaměřuje na psaní pro mladé dospělé, kde se její díla často zabývají tématy dospívání, sociálních vrstev a hledání identity. Její styl je často popisován jako bystrý a poutavý, s důrazem na detailní vykreslení postav a jejich vnitřních světů. Prostřednictvím svých příběhů často zkoumá komplexní mezilidské vztahy a společenské tlaky, kterým čelí mladí lidé. Její próza je plynulá a zároveň pronikavá, což čtenářům nabízí náhled do života a výzev moderní mládeže.

    Melissa de la Cruz
    Au pair: léto začíná
    Krvavý karneval
    Čarodějky z East Endu
    Koupání na adama
    Podvedený anděl
    Spící tajemství
    • 2024

      The Missing Sword is the forth title in the Never After series, an exciting fantasy adventure for readers of 10-14 by Melissa de la Cruz, the bestselling author of Disney's Descendants series.

      The Missing Sword
    • 2024

      Filled with humor and adventure, this addition to the New York Times best-selling series explores a madcap prequel to Disney's Descendants: The Rise of Red, set in Wonderland. Fall down the rabbit hole… For Red, growing up in Wonderland has been no piece of cake (literally—dessert is outlawed). Her mom, the Queen of Hearts, rules the kingdom with an iron scepter, while Red longs for a life of her own. She’s heard rumors about an island that once housed all the villains of folklore. A place with no rules? It sounds perfect. But then the Queen declares that Red will issue a royal decree at the annual Wonderland Tea Ceremony (aka she'll come up with new ridiculous laws). Of course, Red loathes idea of following in her mother’s crimson-heeled footsteps. Banding together with new friends, Ace and Chester, Red plans the ultimate rebellion: a party. Little does she know that they’ll be setting off a chain of events (or un-events) that could change things forever.

      Beyond the Isle of the Lost
    • 2024

      A young woman claims the throne of a realm inspired by Filipino mythology in this YA romantic fantasy, the first in an enchanting new duet by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. MJ Rodriguez has spent her life hiding in the human world, keeping a heavy secret: She’s half-encanto. As the only child of King Vivencio of the Sirena Court, she’s also next in line for the throne. And now, upon her estranged father’s sudden death, MJ must claim her place as rightful heir. In wondrous Biringan, the road to the throne is paved with thorns. Without a reigning monarch, the realm has spiraled into disarray. MJ has to win over a backstabbing council that objects to a half-human ruler. And when it looks like her father’s passing wasn’t natural but possibly inflicted by a curse, she must hunt down the sorceress behind this merciless magic. In a bind, MJ forges an unlikely alliance with the striking Sir Lucas of the feared Sigbin Court, and soon, she loses her heart to the mysterious knight. But with peril looming over Biringan, the princess must decide if she can both open herself to love and carry the weight of the crown.

      The Encanto's Daughter
    • 2023

      The Broken Mirror is the third title in the Never After series, an exciting fantasy adventure for readers 10+ by Melissa de la Cruz, the bestselling author of Disney's Descendants series.

      The Broken Mirror
    • 2023

      When 19-year-old Josh returns from Rome without his budding influencer girlfriend Amelia, he immediately becomes a suspect in her disappearance, but as college sophomore and hacker Harper attempts to clear his name, she unearths secrets from both Josh. and Amelia's past.

      Going Dark
    • 2023

      Never After: The Missing Sword

      • 368 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      Return to the land of Never After, where real life and fairy tales collide, in book four of New York Times -bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz's hit middle grade series.

      Never After: The Missing Sword
    • 2023

      "Nicknamed Snow White, sixteen-year-old Lady Sophie, daughter of Duke Franz of Bavaria, debuts into high society and falls for the prince of Spain, whose betrothal to a higher-ranking girl and mercurial father prove dangerous for the duchy"--

      Snow & Poison
    • 2023

      The Headmaster's List

      • 320 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení
      3,5(4264)Ohodnotit

      Eighteen-year-old Spencer Sandoval goes to dangerous lengths to uncover the truth about a fatal car crash and its relation to her school's honor roll

      The Headmaster's List
    • 2023

      Über der Märchenwelt liegt ein Zauberbann. Nur wer diese Geschichte liest, kann ihn brechen. Haltet die Diebin! Filomena traut ihren Augen nicht: Das fiese Aschenputtel hat die gläsernen Schuhe gestohlen! Mit deren Magie will sie den Prinzen dazu zwingen, sie zu heiraten. Dabei ist der Prinz eigentlich in Hortensia verliebt. Jack, Alistair, Gretel und Filomena können auf keinen Fall zulassen, dass ihr Happy End gefährdet wird! Außerdem dürfen die Schuhe nicht in die Hände der bösen Oger-Königin fallen. Zum Glück haben die Freunde ihre Drachenzahnschwerter jederzeit griffbereit. Alle Bücher der Reihe „Magic Kingdom. Im Reich der Märchen“: Band 1: Der Fluch der dreizehnten Fee Band 2: Das Geheimnis der gläsernen Schuhe

      Magic Kingdom. Im Reich der Märchen, Band 2: Das Geheimnis der gläsernen Schuhe (Abenteuerliche, humorvolle Märchen-Fantasy)