Peeves

Peeves
Mike Van Waes

PEEVES: They’ve come to annoy you!Imagine if your worries and annoyances turned into real living creatures… That’s what happens to 12-year-old Steve Pickings in this hilarious adventure.Steve is a highly strung kid and many, many things annoy him. Following an accident, Steve’s worries and annoyances take the form of actual living creatures – aka Peeves. This starts with Noisy Peeve who follows Steve around making the Beep, Beep, Beep, of his alarm clock, then there’s Asking Peeve, ‘What are you doing?’, ‘Why are your arms so skinny?’ ‘Are you really going to wear THAT to school?’ Soon there is a small army of Peeves making Steve’s days more challenging than usual. THEN it turns out that Peeves are contagious. Everyone is catching them. They are everywhere. AND they are evolving into something much, much worse…

First published in the USA by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. in 2018

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2018

Published in this ebook edition in 2018

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Source ISBN: 9780008249120

Ebook Edition © June 2018 ISBN: 9780008249137

Version: 2018-04-17

To Madison, Jack and Evie – it’s a big life; try not to let the little things bug you.

Contents

Cover (#ufd3c6ab3-a783-589d-97e4-08e7bc38c66f)

Title Page (#u3d141f80-f5d1-5a6b-87c4-be374966fd83)

Copyright (#u231cab58-9229-5b0e-b13d-bcabe16c1e95)

Dedication (#u4b610409-1999-5b62-a973-8fabd9adbb1f)

Prologue: The End (#u83842707-9a6e-5e02-8a8b-3c102961378e)

Chapter 1: The Lab Rats (#u19939871-0667-506c-bd75-31d8b11f6758)

Chapter 2: The Exposure (#u5cde03bb-613f-5dc4-9f2b-23e34612e24c)

Chapter 3: The Awakening (#u2402ea32-490e-5c46-921a-c49ce1604aa1)

Chapter 4: The Bad Decision (#u7092fa6f-0ae8-52fa-9f34-38be81c86dca)

Chapter 5: The Closet Case (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 6: The Infestation (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7: The Origin (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8: The Fleeing Family (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9: The Evolution (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10: The Treatment Plan (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11: The Side Effects (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12: The Homecoming (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13: The Level-Up (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14: The Extraction (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15: The Burning Sensation (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16: The Sound and Fury (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17: The Rising (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18: The Panic Attack (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19: The Recovery (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20: The Results May Vary (#litres_trial_promo)

Epilogue: The Viral Factor (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)