The Isle of the Lost pdf

Melissa de la Cruz (nata nel 1971) è una scrittrice filippina-americana nota per la narrativa per giovani adulti. Le sue serie per giovani adulti includono Au Pairs, Blue Bloods e The Beauchamp Family.
Melissa de la Cruz è nata a Manila, nelle Filippine, e dice di voler diventare un'autrice da quando aveva undici anni.
È immigrata negli Stati Uniti con la sua famiglia quando aveva 13 anni, nel 1985, e si sono stabiliti a San Francisco, dove si è diplomata alla Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. Ha continuato a studiare storia dell'arte e inglese alla Columbia University di New York City.
Dopo la laurea ha lavorato come consulente informatico.
De La Cruz ha scritto il suo primo romanzo a 22 anni mentre viveva a New York e lavorava al Bankers Trust.
Quel romanzo alla fine non ha venduto, ma un editore di Little, Brown le ha suggerito di diventare una giornalista per lavorare sui suoi crediti di scrittura professionale.
Ha iniziato a lavorare come freelance e ha pubblicato il suo primo saggio sulla New York Press nel 1996. Ha anche lavorato come beauty e fashion editor fino a quando non ha venduto il suo romanzo d'esordio, The Cat's Meow, nel 1998.
De la Cruz ha pubblicato articoli su periodici tra cui The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Teen Vogue e Harper's Magazine.
Dopo la pubblicazione del suo romanzo d'esordio nel 2001 e il licenziamento dalla banca di investimento statunitense Morgan Stanley, ha continuato a scrivere a tempo pieno.

The Isle of the Lost pdf da 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.