Melissa de la Cruz Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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#1 NYT author & screenwriter of over 67 books & counting/Wife&Mom/ Melissa de la Cruz Studio at Disney / YALLFEST & WEST /THE HEADMASTER'S LIST IS OUT 2/28!!!

The Parker Inheritance
Varian Johnson
A few wonderful kid lit books by black creators that I highly recommend: You Should See Me in A Crown @byleahjohnson (totally delightful queer retelling of Cinderella), The Parker Inheritance by @varianjohnson (super fun mystery by a veteran pro) 1/2
Paperback, 2019
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unfortunate Event
Marc David Veldt
Congrats to @kierstenwhite on her new book in her SINISTER SUMMER series: CAMP CREEPY! Scooby Doo meets Series of Unfortunate Events and great fun! https://t.co/60nrPrXqPM
Paperback, 2015
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Birthday Girl
Melissa de la Cruz
YAY thanks @Refinery29 "When I younger, a new book release from Melissa de la Cruz was practically a holiday... that de la Cruz is returning to adult fiction with her book The Birthday Girl, out August 6, there's even more cause for celebration."
Paperback, 2020
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
David Bowles
Come see me this Sat 8/20! 2:45 pm: Calling all Protagonists: Making Your Own Future with Middle Grade Readers panel Location: Shiley Main Stage Panelists: Melissa de la Cruz & David Bowles They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems, moderated by Kathleen Bade of Fox5 News. https://t.co/k2NxUFH3wN
Paperback, 2021
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Are Inevitable
Gayle Forman
Yay congrats to my pal @gayleforman's WE ARE INEVITABLE coming out tomorrow!! I just got this amazing book and can't wait to start reading!! Starred review in PW calls it "Both a moving story of growing through grief & an ode to the miracle of books & independent bookstores." https://t.co/pKjfrsYP3O
Paperback, 2022
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Secret Princess
Margaret Stohl
Fun review from @PublishersWkly on A Secret Princess! "Stohl and de la Cruz imbue this escapist plot and heady romance with Victorian charm, picturesque villas, and idyllic atmosphere for fans of the original texts." @mstohl
Hardcover, Large Print, 2024
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Going Dark
Melissa de la Cruz
LA readers! I'll be down in Studio City today with my pal @VictoriaAveyard at 6pm discussing GOING DARK!! Come see us!! https://t.co/MVN8kqTBwo
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blue Bloods
Melissa de la Cruz
It was SO nice to meet readers of all stripes at @Yallfest! So nice to see my books paraded--lots of Alex & Eliza, Queen's Secret duology, Blue Bloods -lots of the FIRST book in series *and* the 8TH book After Life, Never After, Descendants, Ring & Crown, Cinder & Glass. #yay
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Live Your Best Lie
Jessie Weaver
So proud of our Jessie Weaver!!!! Launched “Live Your Best Lie” in Denver tonight!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/perOwECARG
Hardcover, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Normal People
Sally Rooney
I have two more books coming out this year and I'll be at BEA/BookCon this weekend to promote them (my 11th or 12th trip? Hard to keep track after 20 yrs in the biz) but all I want to talk about is Sally Rooney's NORMAL PEOPLE. A book that makes you love reading again. #wow
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book