'The Popperbottom Cure will fill children with delight and suspense. Escaping the world of the ordinary and the evil eye of his teacher Miss Cruely, Matthew Hannigan is thrown into a daring quest to find a cure for becoming a Popperbottom. A Popperbottom cannot EVER leave the couch and eats nothing but potato chips! Two friends are hurled into another world where a giant cat rules the forest of secrets and seeks to stop their escape. Light, friendship and magic propel their survival against the odds and two ordinary kids become brave heroes and masters of their own lives.' (Publication summary)
