<p>In a world whose seasons are defined by Christmas sales and Spring Fashions, hundreds of tiny nomes live in the corners and crannies of a human-run department store. They have made their homes beneath the floorboards for generations and no longer remember -- or even believe in -- life beyond the Store walls.</p><p>Until the day a small band of nomes arrives at the Store from the Outside. Led by a young nome named Masklin, the Outsiders carry a mysterious black box (called the Thing), and they deliver devastating news: In twenty-one days, the Store will be destroyed.</p><p>Now all the nomes must learn to work together, and they must learn to think -- and to think BIG. </p><p>Part satire, part parable, and part adventure story par excellence, master storyteller Terry Pratchett's engaging trilogy traces the nomes' flight and search for safety, a search that leads them to discover their own astonishing origins and takes them beyond their wildest dreams. </p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Terry Pratchett<br><b>Publisher:</b> HarperCollins<br><b>Published:</b> 09/30/2003<br><b>Pages:</b> 502<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.56lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.35h x 6.23w x 1.59d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780060094935<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.4<br><b>Point Value:</b> 5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>78073 / Diggers<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>PW Notes and Reprints</i> 11/24/