Melissa de la Cruz
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Melissa de la Cruz is an American author
, known for her work in young-adult fiction. Her works include the Au Pair series of novels and the Blue Bloods
series.
in the Philippines
and emigrated to the United States with her family when she was 12. Her father was an investment banker. The family settled in San Francisco, where she graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. She went on to study art history and English at Columbia University
. Her work as a nanny and her visits to The Hamptons formed the background for book series, The Au Pairs. Her work as a fashion writer for Marie Claire
was the inspiration for How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less which she co-authored with Karen Robinovitz.
Author
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, known for her work in young-adult fiction. Her works include the Au Pair series of novels and the Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods (series)
Blue Bloods is a series of vampire novels by Melissa de la Cruz. The series is set in Manhattan, New York. There are currently five books in the series: Blue Bloods, Masquerade, Revelations, The Van Alen Legacy, and Misguided Angel. A companion novel, Keys to the Repository, was released on June...
series.
Biography
Melissa de la Cruz spent her early years in ManilaManila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and emigrated to the United States with her family when she was 12. Her father was an investment banker. The family settled in San Francisco, where she graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. She went on to study art history and English at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. Her work as a nanny and her visits to The Hamptons formed the background for book series, The Au Pairs. Her work as a fashion writer for Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
was the inspiration for How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less which she co-authored with Karen Robinovitz.
Series
- Au Pairs – The first book in this series about three young girls working as au pairAu pairAn au pair is a domestic assistant from a foreign country working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, au pairs take on a share of the family's responsibility for childcare as well as some housework, and receive a small monetary allowance for personal use...
s in The Hamptons, The Au Pairs, was published in 2004 - Blue BloodsBlue Bloods (series)Blue Bloods is a series of vampire novels by Melissa de la Cruz. The series is set in Manhattan, New York. There are currently five books in the series: Blue Bloods, Masquerade, Revelations, The Van Alen Legacy, and Misguided Angel. A companion novel, Keys to the Repository, was released on June...
– The first book in this vampireVampireVampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
novel series, Blue Bloods was published in March 2007 - The Ashleys – The first book in this series about girls in an exclusive preparatory schoolUniversity-preparatory schoolA university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
, The Ashleys: There's a New Name in School, was published in 2008