Truckers (Bromeliad Trilogy Series #1)

by Terry Pratchett

Overview

The first title in the hilarious fantasy trilogy about the nomes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062193827
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/07/2012
Series:	Bromeliad Trilogy Series , #1
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	229,468
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) is the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.

Hometown:

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Date of Birth:

April 28, 1948

Place of Birth:

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England

Education:

Four honorary degrees in literature from the universities of Portsmouth, Bristol, Bath and Warwick

What People are Saying About This

Lloyd Alexander

“Terry Pratchett has created a wild adventure, a fable, a fantasy, an elegant satire.”Lloyd Alexander

Editorial Reviews

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. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Led by young Masklin, a small band of four-inch-tall nomes join a larger society of nomes living in a human department store. When they learn that the store is to be destroyed, rival factions come together to find safety, and learn the surprising truth about their origins. Ages 10-up. (Apr.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Fascinating and funny.” — The Horn Book

“Witty, funny, wise and altogether delightful.” — Locus

“A delicious, rewarding, wry and antic fable.” —Harlan Ellison “A rollicking good story.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Terry Pratchett has created a wild adventure, a fable, a fantasy, an elegant satire.” – Lloyd Alexander — Lloyd Alexander

“Pratchett gives his cast plenty of personality and fuels the plot with nonstop comedy.” — Kirkus Reviews

“A wry tongue-in-cheek fantasy…which unhesitatingly lampoons the ingrained habits and complacent attitudes found in any society.” — ALA Booklist

From the Publisher

A wry tongue-in-cheek fantasy…which unhesitatingly lampoons the ingrained habits and complacent attitudes found in any society.

ALA Booklist

Terry Pratchett has created a wild adventure, a fable, a fantasy, an elegant satire.” – Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander

Witty, funny, wise and altogether delightful.

Locus

Fascinating and funny.

The Horn Book