Nim's Island by Orr, Wendy

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.

Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher: Yearling Books
Published: 02/12/2008
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780385736060
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 45793 / Nim's Island


Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 04/18/2008 pg. 69

About the Author
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.