I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

This is one of the best books I have read this year. It was such a fun book to read. Steven is a young boy who has panic attacks. His parents have tried just about everything to help him. His parents have divorced and Steven who is nicknamed Slim is now at a new school. He discovers that the kid who bullied him at his old school is now at this school. When this former bully hits Steven in the back of the head with something Steven has a major panic attack. Both parents are called to the school. They argue about who has to take Steven and his sister. When Steven's former bully flings something that hits Steven in the back of the head he has a panic attack. Both parents are called to the school. They argue about who has to take Steven and his sister. They find themselves at their father's job. Their father works in a lab. While waiting for their father, Steven's sister, managed to steal her father's security card. This leads to the disaster that sets things in motion. They hear his fathers boss talking with a scientist about the new medicine. It hasn't been tested on humans yet. When Steven accidentally bumps into the scientist spilling the contents of a beaker all over himself, he sets things into motion. Unfortunately the PVC drug has a nasty side effect Every time Steven sneezes he lets loose a creature he calls a peeve. Now they have learned what it is. No one else can see them. Is the whole town going crazy? Can Steven find a solution before it is too late? I read this in class one day since we had sustained silent reading. I talked about it to my students the day after I had read it. It has been checked out ever since. The students are standing in line to check it out the day it comes in. I can't wait to buy a few copies for my students and a copy for my granddaughter. This is a perfect book for those reluctant readers in your class. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a story about Steven "Slim" Pickings. Slim as he is called is tends to have panic attacks. What with his parents' divorce and the stress of a new school, Slim is ready to have a breakdown. One day at school, he has a mini meltdown and his father comes to pick Slim and his sister Lucy. The dad doesn't have time to drop them at their mom's house , so he takes them to work, a research lab. While waiting for their dad to finish, Lucy wanders off and Slim follows her. They get into the lab part of the complex because Lucy "borrowed" her dad's security card. In the lab, Slim literally runs into a scientist carrying a vial of PVS, an anxiety medicine that has yet to be tested on humans. The vial has spilled all over Slim. From there everything goes downhill for Slim. PVS is an airborne medicine and every time Slim sneezes a peeve (a creature only someone infected with PVS can see) pops out and the sneeze infects others. Chaos reigns as the entire town becomes infected. But Slim eventually realizes what he must do to contain and stop the spread. To find out the answer -- Read the book. I received this as a review copy. Great read and a thoroughly enjoyable book. ( )