The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey

A fantasy fiction adventure story about a boy of unusual appearance who is mercilessly bullied. To escape the humiliation Jimmy runs away in a search for acceptance. In his midnight flight through the forest he stumbles and falls down a hole where, at the bottom, he discovers a new world. His courage enables him to save the town of Roombelow from the sleeping spell, cast by Matilda the witch. His circle of friends soon includes Mr McDonald, the mayor, Matilda and Gemma, the diminutive lady who lives in a cave at the bottom of the well. There follows a series of adventures in the subterranean world of magic and mayhem and monsters before Jimmy discovers the story of his true origins and the reason for his strange appearance.