The Story

Nim and her father have been living alone on a tropical island since Nim was a baby. It has everything she could want – her best friends (a sea lion and an iguana), her father, loads of awesome science-y things to do, and no school.

One day, her father (a scientist) heads off on a three-day trip to study plankton, and leaves Nim in charge of the island… but, after a crazy storm, he doesn’t return. Nim turns to her new email pal, Alex, for help. Alex is determined to find Nim’s island as quickly as possible so she can help Nim while her father is missing… unfortunately, the only people that Alex has been able to find that are willing to help her get to Nim’s island, are the same ones that Nim and her father have been trying to protect their island from…

The Response

Oh, cuteness abounds!

I read this book through twice, once right after the other, because Nim is one of the cutest girls in the history of adorable girls. And her father reminds me of a Daniel Jackson and it totally made me crush on him. (Hello! Daniel Jackson is WONDERFUL, so anyone who reminds me of Daniel Jackson is also going to be WONDERFUL. Obviously.)

I love how strong Nim is, and the fact that she can (mostly) fend for herself when her father gets lost at sea. I love that she’s so trusting of most people (except if they belong to the Troppo Tours group). And I love that her best friends are a sea lion and an iguana – and a sea turtle!

This is the type of book that I would have devoured when I was a kid, and I’m sorry that I’ve only just read it for the first time now!

The Bottom Line

An utterly adorable book – now I want to watch the movie! There is a sequel to it, Nim at Sea, but this book works very well as a stand-alone that I don’t feel I necessarily need to read the sequel. Would highly recommend this book to girls – whether they are young girls, or just still girls-at-heart.

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