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    Guinea Pig Superstar!
    Guinea Pig Superstar!
    Guinea Pig Superstar!
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    Guinea Pig Superstar!

    By Ali Pye

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    Join Harry Stevenson – small guinea pig and unlikely hero – on two BIG new adventures.
     
    Harry Stevenson is VERY excited. He’s off to school with his best friend Billy! Billy can’t wait to show Harry off in Show and Tell but when another classmate brings in his pet snake, chaos ensues! Can this small guinea pig survive his first day at school?
     
    And when a thief – dressed up as a chicken – steals Sparky FC’s championship cup, Harry Stevenson finds himself caught up in a real-life robbery! Can Harry stop the thief and save the day?
     
    PRAISE FOR THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY STEVENSON series:

    'A sweet, funny book that really made me want to eat dandelions' – Holly Webb

    'A gentle outing for newly independent readers' - Metro 

    'Sweetly funny and beautifully illustrated'     – The i newspaper

    'Delightful stories with humorous exploits galore' – Parents in Touch

    'Perfect for bedtime reading' – Books for Topics

    'Harry Stevenson is a funny, plump guinea pig, and I wish I could be him' - Astrid, age 7
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
    Release dateFeb 6, 2020
    ISBN9781471170263
    Guinea Pig Superstar!
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    Ali Pye

    Ali Pye has illustrated more than 30 books, including several picture books and the Harry Stevenson young fiction series. Ali studied fashion at Central St Martin’s before taking an MA illustration at Kingston University. She lives in London with her family, two guinea pigs and the world’s greediest spaniel.

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      Book preview

      Guinea Pig Superstar! - Ali Pye

      For Rupert Balch and

      his lovely mum and dad.

      CHAPTER 1

      Good morning,

      Harry Stevenson

      It was the kind of bright, sunny morning when everything looks sparkly and clean. Harry Stevenson, a plump ginger guinea pig, was no exception. Harry was having a wash. First he sat up on his hind legs and licked his front paws, then he used them to smooth down his floppy ears, brush over his ginger coat and comb out his long, silky whiskers. Cleaning his face was easy enough, but reaching round to nibble at the fur on his back was getting increasingly tricky. I wonder why? puzzled Harry, when he’d finished. Perhaps I’m still growing, like Billy is, he thought, while busily tucking into his third juicy carrot of the day.

      Harry Stevenson wanted to look his best because it was a Very Special Day – one he’d been looking forward to all week. Harry still couldn’t believe his luck. For as long as he could remember, he’d watched sadly from his cage on weekdays as his best friend, Billy Smith, packed his bag and headed off to a place called ‘school’. Harry had tried everything to stop his friend from leaving: racing round his cage, showing off his best POPCORNING acrobatics or making the rumbly purring noise that always made Billy smile. But nothing worked: not even his most ear-splitting WHEEKS. It seemed that Billy had no choice in the matter. Harry longed to go with him and now, finally, it seemed that he actually would. Yes, Harry Stevenson was going to school!

      Harry chewed on a strand of hay and thought about ‘school’. What will it be like? he wondered. He’d heard a lot of things from Billy: some bad, some good. Depending on how Billy was feeling, school either sounded like a boring, cramped hutch, or a big outdoor run with lots of grass and dandelions. Harry was sure that it would be like the outdoor run today, with extra dandelions. He couldn’t wait to find out! There was going to be so much to see: strange things called ‘classrooms’, ‘teachers’ and ‘uniform’ (although apparently Harry wouldn’t be wearing that). And what about ‘maths’? Harry chattered his teeth with disapproval. From the fuss Billy made about maths homework, it sounded very unpleasant – possibly even dangerous. Harry hoped he wouldn’t come across any maths at school.

      Just as Harry chomped down the last of the hay strand and was about to select another, Billy came into the room.

      ‘Hey, Harry,’ said Billy, gathering up his friend and walking into the kitchen. Harry snuggled into Billy’s arms and sighed with happiness. It was breakfast time! Breakfast had always been exciting for Harry, but now it was extra special because he got to enjoy it with the Smiths rather than in his cage. Billy had been given a plastic pet carrier for his birthday and this had become Harry’s place at (or rather on) the kitchen table. There wasn’t much room between the boxes of cereal, jam jars, newspapers, bills, piles of washed socks and school books, but the carrier just about fitted. Harry loved to sit there, ideally with a spinach leaf or two, and poke his nose out of the door so he could keep an eye on the family as they ate. As usual, he sniffed the air to check there was nothing on their plates he could WHEEK for – and hopefully share – but today all he could smell was toast and marmalade.

      Mr Smith spotted Harry’s eager face peeping from the carrier and winked. ‘Nothing for you here, Greedy,’ he smiled.

      How rude! thought Harry. But then he remembered that this was a Very Special Day and decided not to mind.

      ‘I can’t believe Harry Stevenson’s coming to school today!’ said Billy, slathering butter on his toast.

      I can’t either, thought Harry. Yippee!

      ‘Are you sure it’s OK to take Harry to school, Billy?’ asked Mrs Smith, looking worried.

      ‘I’ve told you, Mum!’ said Billy. ‘Miss Gibby asked us to bring in our favourite thing for a special Show and Tell. Harry’s definitely my favourite thing . . . aren’t you, Harry?’

      ‘Hmmm,’ said Mrs Smith. ‘I think she might have meant something less fluffy. Or squeaky.’

      ‘It’ll be fine, love!’ said Mr Smith. ‘Harry’s only small. He won’t be any trouble at all.’

      Harry crouched down in the hay and did his best impression of an innocent, trouble-free pet, while Mrs Smith gave him a long, hard stare.

      ‘I’m not convinced,’ she said. ‘That guinea pig turns trouble into an art form. And, speaking of art, isn’t the painting competition being judged today?’

      Billy nodded. ‘Yes, Mum, it’s this afternoon. Can you guess what I painted?’

      Mrs Smith smiled. ‘Hmm, Billy, I wonder. Was it small and furry by any chance? With a squeaky voice and a massive appetite?’

      Billy looked surprised. ‘Er, yes, Mum. I painted

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