Melissa de la Cruz

MELISSA DE LA CRUZ is the #1 New York Times, #1 Publisher’s Weekly and #1 Indie Bound bestselling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for readers of all ages, and edited the inspiring anthology of true stories, Because I Was a Girl. She grew up in Manila and moved to San Francisco with her family, where she graduated high school salutatorian from The Convent of the Sacred Heart. At Columbia University, she majored in art history and English. Melissa de la Cruz lives in West Hollywood with her husband and daughter.
Never After: The Stolen Slipper
The Chronicles of Never After
Melissa de la Cruz
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
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Available 12/07/2021
Pre-OrderNever After: The Thirteenth Fairy
The Chronicles of Never After
Melissa de la Cruz
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
Real life and fairy tales collide in a new middle-grade series from #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Descendants series Melissa de la Cruz.
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Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe
Melissa de la Cruz
St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Griffin
The Christmas retelling of Pride and Prejudice by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, now in trade paperback.
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Because I Was a Girl
Melissa de la Cruz and contributors
Holt Books for Young Readers
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Because I Was a Girl is an inspiring collection of true stories by women and girls about the obstacles, challenges, and opportunities they've faced…because of their gender. Edited by #1...
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