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'Reality and fantasy collide when Noah and Gabby meet. Both have secrets: they are not human, cannot be killed and are falling in love with each other.
'Gabby Valis is a regular fifteen year old; her biggest worries in life are friends, boys and her annoying brother Zac. But her life is shattered the day she finds out she is not human. She had no idea she belonged to a secret species which has evolved from humans; ‘Xaveriques’. After being hit by a car, her body is forced to heal itself, and Gabby’s powers are unleashed…
'‘I died this morning. At exactly 8.17am my heart stopped beating and I lay cold and still in the street. At 8.24am my heart resumed beating, I jumped up from the dusty pavement and ran home. Confused? Well, that makes two of us.’' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For Fernando; Thank you for believing in me.
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'Gabby Valis is XAVERIQUE. So is the boy she loves, Noah - he's also her enemy.
Gabby and her family are once again thrown into battle with Zlanythe and his crew after they seek revenge by killing one of their own. To defeat evil though, one must first understand it and delving into Zlanythe’s past initiates the ultimate fight between good and evil.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)
Works about this Work
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Karyn Sepulveda – National Youth Week and Her New Novel Choosing Xaverique
2016
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— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2016;
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Karyn Sepulveda – National Youth Week and Her New Novel Choosing Xaverique
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2016;
