A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim–a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. So she’s not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. Besides, it’s not as if no one’s looking after her–she’s got a sea lion to mother her and an iguana for comic relief. She also has an interesting new e-mail pal. But when her father’s cell-phone calls stop coming and disaster seems near, Nim has to be stronger and braver than she’s ever been before.
And she’ll need all her friends to help her.
On sale: February 12, 2008
Age: 8-12 years
Grade: Grades 6-8
Page count: 128 Pages
ISBN: 9780385736060
Reading level: Lexile: 930L | Fountas/Pinnell: R
Wendy Orr wrote her very first draft of
Nim’s Island at age nine. An action-packed sequel,
Nim at Sea, brings Nim to an even bigger island, when the intrepid island girl stows away on a cruise ship bound for Manhattan. Wendy Orr is also the author of
Peeling the Onion, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
"There is real humor and a gentle magic in Nim's Island which will easily make it a favorite for children--and their parents! One not to miss." --
Cairns Post (Australia)
