Cassandra Ramos-Gomez – författare

Rick Riordan meets R. L. Stine in this fast-paced debut middle grade horror packed with adventure about a Mexican American boy who starts hearing the voice of a haunted doll while visiting family in Mexico City.Diego feels trapped. He’s confined in an arm cast, stuck with his tía and tío for a week in Mexico City, and smothered with the sickening fear that he’s the one who really caused his parents’ divorce. But most of all, he’s trapped in his own secret. Because ever since he got to Mexico City, he’s started having strange dreams of a doll calling his name. Then Diego learns of La Isla de Muñecas, an island full of legendary magic that can make children’s wishes come true. If Diego can harness the power there, maybe he could fix everything that has gone wrong in his life. So, with the help of two new friends, Diego takes a boat to the legendary island. From the moment the kids step ashore, nothing is as it seems—with dolls disappearing and reappearing in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, Diego is more trapped than ever before, and as the night goes on, he’s not sure he can escape.

Rick Riordan meets R. L. Stine in this fast-paced debut middle grade horror packed with adventure about a Mexican American boy who starts hearing the voice of a haunted doll while visiting family in Mexico City.Diego feels trapped. He's confined in an arm cast, stuck with his ta and to for a week in Mexico City, and smothered with the sickening fear that he's the one who really caused his parents' divorce. But most of all, he's trapped in his own secret. Because ever since he got to Mexico City, he's started having strange dreams of a doll calling his name. Then Diego learns of La Isla de Muecas, an island full of legendary magic that can make children's wishes come true. If Diego can harness the power there, maybe he could fix everything that has gone wrong in his life. So, with the help of two new friends, Diego takes a boat to the legendary island. From the moment the kids step ashore, nothing is as it seemswith dolls disappearing and reappearing in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, Diego is more trapped than ever before, and as the night goes on, he's not sure he can escape.

Diego and his friends must face the legendary Mexican boogeyman, El Cucuy, in this fast-paced, action-packed middle grade horror that's Rick Riordan meets R. L. Stine, the sequel to Lost on Doll Island.Stay awake. Stay alive. After going head-to-head with a demonic doll, life for Diego now is surprisingly good. He's settled into Mexico City, he's joining clubs at school, and he, Jandro, and Itzel are tighter than ever. Better yet, he hasn't dreamt of one doll since he left La Isla de las Muecas. Though Tomas remains under Itzel's watchful eye, ';living' in her house, things finally feel normal for the three amigos. Until kids start mysteriously falling asleepand never waking up. When Diego hears rumors of a boogeyman with the power to enter children's dreams and steal their souls, he knows there's a connection between the sleeping illness that has fallen over his school and this monster. But beware of El Cucuy, because once you enter his domain of dreams, he'll do everything in his power to make sure that you don'twakeup.