The Isle of the Lost pdf

Melissa de la Cruz (nacida en 1971) es una escritora filipina-estadounidense conocida por la ficción para adultos jóvenes. Sus series para adultos jóvenes incluyen Au Pairs, Blue Bloods y The Beauchamp Family.
Melissa de la Cruz nació en Manila, Filipinas y dice que ha querido ser autora desde que tenía once años.
Emigró a los Estados Unidos con su familia cuando tenía 13 años, en 1985, y se establecieron en San Francisco, donde se graduó de Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. Luego estudió historia del arte e inglés en la Universidad de Columbia en la ciudad de Nueva York.
Después de graduarse, trabajó como consultora informática.
De La Cruz escribió su primera novela de larga duración a los 22 años mientras vivía en la ciudad de Nueva York y trabajaba en Bankers Trust.
Esa novela finalmente no se vendió, pero un editor de Little, Brown le sugirió que se convirtiera en periodista para trabajar en sus créditos de escritura profesional.
Comenzó a trabajar como independiente y publicó su primer ensayo en New York Press en 1996. También trabajó como editora de belleza y moda hasta que vendió su primera novela, The Cat's Meow, en 1998.
De la Cruz ha publicado artículos en periódicos como The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Teen Vogue y Harper's Magazine.
Después de la publicación de su primera novela en 2001 y su despido del banco de inversión estadounidense Morgan Stanley, se dedicó a escribir a tiempo completo.

The Isle of the Lost pdf por Melissa de la Cruz

Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon and made to live in virtual imprisonment on the Isle of the Lost. The island is surrounded by a magical force field that keeps the villains and their descendants safely locked up and away from the mainland. Life on the island is dark and dreary. It is a dirty, decrepit place that's been left to rot and forgotten by the world.
But hidden in the mysterious Forbidden Fortress is a dragon's eye: the key to true darkness and the villains' only hope of escape. Only the cleverest, evilest, nastiest little villain can find it...who will it be?
Maleficent, Mistress of the Dark: As the self-proclaimed ruler of the isle, Maleficent has no tolerance for anything less than pure evil. She has little time for her subjects, who have still not mastered life without magic. Her only concern is getting off the Isle of the Lost.
Mal: At sixteen, Maleficent's daughter is the most talented student at Dragon Hall, best known for her evil schemes. And when she hears about the dragon's eye, Mal thinks this could be her chance to prove herself as the cruelest of them all.
Evie: Having been castle-schooled for years, Evil Queen's daughter, Evie, doesn't know the ins and outs of Dragon Hall. But she's a quick study, especially after she falls for one too many of Mal's little tricks.
Jay: As the son of Jafar, Jay is a boy of many talents: stealing and lying to name a few. Jay and Mal have been frenemies forever and he's not about to miss out on the hunt for the dragon's eye.
Carlos: Cruella de Vil's son may not be bravest, but he's certainly clever. Carlos's inventions may be the missing piece in locating the dragon's eye and ending the banishment for good.
Mal soon learns from her mother that the dragon's eye is cursed and whoever retrieves it will be knocked into a deep sleep for a thousand years. But Mal has a plan to capture it. She'll just need a little help from her "friends." In their quest for the dragon's eye, these kids begin to realize that just because you come from an evil family tree, being good ain't so bad.