Truckers
Truckers, Diggers, and Wings
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4.6 • 15 Ratings
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
From the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, beloved and bestselling author of the Discworld fantasy series, comes the first book in the comic and insightful Bromeliad trilogy.
The nomes are ready for their Bright New Dawn!
But the trouble with Bright New Dawns is that they're usually followed by cloudy days. With scattered showers. Still, a group of tiny nomes is finally adjusting to a new home at the abandoned quarry, when a Sign arrives announcing the quarry is to be reopened. The humans are coming to mess things up (as usual), but this time the nomes might just fight back — if they can find a way to rouse the mysterious Dragon in the Hill.
The adventure continues in Diggers and Wings.
Praise for Truckers, Diggers, and Wings: “Witty, funny, wise, and altogether delightful.”—Locus Magazine
Meet more of Sir Terry Pratchett’s tiny-but-fierce heroes in the Discworld novel The Wee Free Men!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author Pratchett's first YA novel is a rollicking tale about a race of ``nomes''--little people who came from outer space and now live under the floorboards of a department store. Since the store is about to be demolished, the nomes must be convinced to move out, even though most of them don't believe in such a thing as Outside. After all, the store has ``Everything Under One Roof!'' In a story reminiscent of Mary Norton's The Borrowers , Pratchett has added distinctive touches of his own to the hilarious complications that ensue. One of the novel's greatest strengths is the depiction of the civilization the nomes have built for themselves, including an intricate religion based on advertising signs. hung in the store. Truckers is funny enough to warrant sequels (at least one more tale is promised), but a clearer resolution would have made this a more satisfying read. Ages 10-up.
