Wallace E Briggs

Middle Grade Fantasy, 80,000 words in a three part storyTwelve-year-old Jimmy is an Attalian alien stranded on Earth after his ambassador parents die from human viruses. Raised by kindly Aunt Ethel, he’s bullied for his pointed ears, silver-blue eyes, and huge feet. The neighbourhood kids dub him “Jimmy Crikey,” a name he despises. Convinced he’ll never belong, Jimmy runs away into the forest to find a place that will accept him.He falls into Roombelow, a small town hidden in a subterranean world, and accidentally breaks the sleeping spell that has frozen the town for many years. Hailed as a hero, Jimmy is adopted by the mayor and befriends Gemma, a mysterious girl who lives at the b...