"Descendants: The Magic of Friendship" is a book based on the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants 3 that was written by Steve Behling. It was released on November 3, 2020.
Synopsis[]
Mal, Evie, Dizzy, Celia, and even Uma have a special bond.
After all, friendships are like family when your parents are wicked.
Through the magic of friendship, these Isle of the Lost ladies have shown the girls of Auradon, like Jane, what it means to be a loyal and true.
Summary[]
Mal & Evie: Best Friends Forever After[]
This section revisits notable moments in Mal and Evie’s friendship. Starting with Evie’s party outside the Bargain Castle, Evie’s castle-schooling experience and her first day at Dragon Hall, the party at Hell Hall, the journey to the Forbidden Castle, the Hideout on the Isle, and their time at Auradon prep, It includes the invitation to Evie's sixth birthday part, a section to write your revenge goals, notes they passed back and forth during Remedial Goodness 101, a page torn from Evie's sketchbook showing Mal's cotillion gown, a newspaper clipping about Mal bringing down the barrier, and pictures from the films.
Dizzy Tremaine & Celia Facilier: Forever Friends[]
Celia begins this section telling about the first time her and Dizzy interacted at Curl Up & Dye. She also writes about how she didn't want to go to Auradon Prep, but Dizzy convinced her to apply. Celia listed the pros and cons of staying vs. going on receipts from Ursula's Fish and Chips. Dizzy helped Celia put her application together during a History of the Isle class by offering notes on how to make her look like she was open to the idea of applying. Celia remembers what it was like when Mal came down her alley way and pulled the Journey card from her deck. Celia knew right then and there that she had been accepted. The week before they were to leave for Auradon, Celia dnd Dizzy celebrated at the Voodoo Arcade. Celia and Dizzy reminisced about a new game they played, "Swarm", where the user has to swipe the bats away before they dive bombed you. Celia and Dizzy beat the game together the night before they left for Auradon. At the end, Dizzy reminds Celia that she is really lucky to have a dad like Dr. Facilier and Celia agreed. It included a sketch of Celia's hat that Dizzy designed, a torn clipping from the Isle Tribune (The Isle's newspaper) about VK Day, receipts from Ursula's Fish and Chips with Celia's pro and cons list (mentioned above), Celia's initial Auradon Prep application (with Dizzy's proofread comments), Celia's actual Auradon Prep application, Voodoo Arcade Tickets, and pictures from the films.
Mal & Jane: An Unlikely Pair[]
This story is about how Mal and Jane's dynamic unfolded from their meeting at the front of the school by the limo, their meeting in the bathroom, their coronation experiences, and the planning on the Cotillion Committee. It includes an invitation to the Royal Cotillion on the True Love boat as well as a card from the flowers that Mal got for Jane after the Coronation, which were from Sherwood Floral, as well as stills from the films.
Uma & Mal: Stronger Together[]
This section shows Uma and Mal reflecting on their relationship from the end of the second Descendants movie and through the end of the third. It covers Mal's search for Uma, Uma's return and what she had been doing since she left Auradon Bay, the meeting at the Isle of the Lost Bridge, the fight with the knights in Ben's Armory Room, their memories on the Isle and in Audrey's room, the attack at Evie's Castle, the betrayal outside of the Fairy Cottage, the fight in the backside of Auradon Prep, and looking back at Evie's icebreakers. It includes invitations to both Mal and Uma's Super Sinister Thirteen parties and stills from film, Descendants 3.
Evie & Dizzy: Unofficial Sisters[]
This section has Evie and Dizzy reminiscing about their time at Curl Up & Dye, the Cotillion coverage, Evie's plan to get more Isle kids like Dizzy into Auradon Prep, VK Day, and their time in Evie's starter castle. It includes Dizzy's drawings of the Cotillion headpieces, newspaper articles from Cotillion, a list of rules for Evie's castle, and pictures from the films.
Characters[]
- Uma
- Mal
- Evie
- Jane
- Celia Facilier
- Dizzy Tremaine
- Carlos (mentioned)
- Jay (mentioned)
- Ben (mentioned)
- Audrey (mentioned)
- Dr. Facilier (mentioned)
- Lady Tremaine (mentioned)
- Maleficent (mentioned)
- Evil Queen (mentioned)
- Fairy Godmother (mentioned)
- Ginny Gothel (mentioned)
- Hades (mentioned)
- Doug (mentioned)
- Chad Charming (mentioned)
- Sneezy (newspaper quote)
- Clayton (newspaper quote)
- Jace (mentioned)
- Queen Belle and King Beast (mentioned)
- Harry Hook (mentioned)
- Gil (mentioned)
- Ursula (mentioned)
Product Information[]
- Age Range: 8 - 12 years
- Grade Level: 3 - 7
- Series: Disney Descendants 3
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Disney Press (November 3, 2020)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1368054366
- ISBN-13: 978-1368054362
- Item Weight: 1.18 pounds
- Dimensions: 7.07 x 0.69 x 9.04 inches
Trivia[]
- Evie's birthday is October 11th.
- Evie mentions that at some unknown point, Mal had dyed her hair purple, suggesting it was a different color before the current color.
- Evie reupholstered the orange couch in the VK Hideout on the Isle.
- The Cotillion took place on Saturday, June 25 at six o'clock in the evening.
- Uma and Mal have the same birthday on December 31.
- Evie included a list of rules for her Castle at the end of the book.
Continuity/Errors[]
- This book shows an invitation for Evie's 6th birthday party that took place at the Castle-Across-the-Way while Melissa de la Cruz's Isle of the Lost book states that the party took place in the Ibazaar outside of the Bargain Castle.
