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Diablo Guardián - by Xavier Velasco (Paperback)

Diablo Guardián - by  Xavier Velasco (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>When a fifteen-year-old girl flees her home in Mexico for New York City, steals a million dollars from her parents, changes her name to Violetta, starts speaking English, dyes her hair blonde, and learns to take off her clothes for money, she survives through manipulation. However, she soon meets her match with the nefarious Nefastofeles, and her life takes a sharp turn for the worst. With the help of her "Guardian Devil" named Pig, Violetta just might learn a thing or two about really living.<br /><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Xavier Velasco </b>studied political science and literature. He collaborated on the supplement <i>Saturday</i> and has been published in various newspapers such as <i>Novedades, El Universal, El Nacional, La Crónica, Milenio, Reforma</i> and <i>El País. </i>In 2003, he received the Alfaguara Novel International Prize for his work <i>Diablo Guardian</i>, which became a bestselling Hispanic-American title with more than 200,000 copies sold.

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