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    Diggers: The Second Book of the Nomes
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    Diggers: The Second Book of the Nomes

    Written by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

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    And Grimma said, We have two choices. We can run, or we hide. And they said, Which shall we do?
    She said, We shall Fight.

    A Bright New Dawn is just around the corner for thousands of tiny nomes when they move into the ruined buildings of an abandoned quarry. Or is it?

    Soon strange things begin to happen. Like the tops of puddles growing hard and cold, and the water coming down from the sky in frozen bits. Then humans appear and they really mess everything up. The quarry is to be re-opened, and the nomes must fight to defend their new home. But how long will they be able to keep the humans at bay - even with the help of the monster Jekub?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House UK Audio
    Release dateJan 4, 2007
    ISBN9781407032399
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    Diggers: The Second Book of the Nomes
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    Terry Pratchett

    Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was 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.

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    • 5/5
      A second read on this and there is still so much to remember and to laugh about. I love the way Terry gently mocks humans through the eyes of the nomes.

      "Cars with lights on top are bad news," said Grimma.
      "You're right there," said Dorcas. "They are often full of humans who very seriously want to know what is going on."

      Looking forward to reading the sequel 'Wings' next.



    • 3/5
      After reading the Ramona books and Narnia together, by youngest son and I decided to read these. They were ok... but then he didn't want to have our special reading time together anymore... :(
    • 3/5
      Mildly interesting book, on several levels. Cute little miniature people dealing with the world and the humans is a nice children's story - but how they deal, with the world and each other, and the way their understandings expand, are quite a bit deeper. I wasn't really in the right mood for this, having just finished another book about people arguing against their own best interests, but it was interesting enough to hold me to the end and make me read the next one right away.
    • 4/5
      I read Diggers participating in a Litsy book club. The book club is reading all of Terry Pratchett over several years. I joined after reading Good Omens, which I loved.I found the story to be cute and the nomes predictable. I liked it enough that I will read the last book in the series but not enough reread. So my copy will go to the grand kids which is the real test if they like it.
    • 4/5
      Well..I followed these nomes all the way from the store to the quarry and worried about their safety all the time. I have enjoyed their company, humour and antics. Now it falls to me to say that I enjoyed TRUCKERS just that little bit more. But....if I only give DIGGERS *** I will feel as if I am letting Masklin and all the other little guys down.......so.............
    • 4/5
      This is my least favorite of the three Bromeliad books. It is still funny, but didn't make me laugh out loud so much.
    • 3/5
      Book 2 of 3 in a Pratchett young adult/children's series- the 'nomes' world is still in upheaval and yet this book felt much slower than the first, likely because it's a midway book. Typical Pratchett satirical humor, acceptable for all agees - warning - not at all related to Discworld if that's what you are lookingfor.
    • 4/5
      The nomes have to leave the store and take refuge in an abandoned quarry. But then the humans decided to reopen the quarry . . . Not as good as the first book.
    • 4/5
      After the nomes make their escape from the store, they crash the truck in an abandoned quarry and make their home there. But the quarry isn't abandoned for long, and when the humans start making plans to reopen it, the nomes once more have to find somewhere else to live.This one felt slower than the first, but I still enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      Diggers didn't have quite the same impact as the first Bromeliad book, Truckers, but I still enjoyed it very much. Since Book 2 narrated just one side of the ongoing tale, it left me hanging, but thankfully, I have the next book -- Wings -- in hand. Diggers continued to make me laugh out loud; Pratchett's wit absolutely delights me! I'm eager to continue the adventure in Wings.
    • 3/5
      Life for a "nome" has always been precarious as first experienced for generations living without detection by humans in a department store. After being forced out from there, they find shelter in the outbuildings of an unused rock quarry but only until humans start coming around again to reoccupy it. Where will they go to now, especially in the absence of one of their more crucial leaders? Terry Pratchett, the author, is an Englishman, and the reader gets a good sampling of wily, British attitude in the personalities of his characters. The whole thing comes off as kind of a Orwellian fantasy where little people perpetually question the motives and motivations of one another which leads to some clever verbal exchanges among them. One prominent nome in the story, Masklin, provides important dialogue that helps frame the conflict adequately before he is sent off to find answers elsewhere, leaving others to take on the bulk of the action and the decisions which need to be made. This is troublesome for the reader as the story would have been more enjoyable if the details of his quest were included along with the rest of the story. Diggers would be valuable as part of an in-class, science fiction library for sixth graders looking to gain exposure to good, solid examples of the genre.