History Literature / NimsIsland

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Nim is almost always barefoot, unless she's climbing a mountain or going on top of a roof.

* BrokenPedestal: When Nim finds out Alex is a girl and didn't actually do the exploring she wrote about in her books, she's not happy.

* UngratefulBastard: Alexandra got over her agoraphobia, travelled halfway across the world, nearly drowned trying to rescue Nim... and Nim proceeds to berate her for not being the hero she pictured from her books.

The story is centered around a girl named Nim, and her adventures with her father on and around a secret island untouched by humans. At times the story reads like a LighterAndSofter ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe''-esque SliceOfLife, but there are two main plot threads. One centers around Nim's father, who goes away on a research trip but is nearly killed in a storm; the other centers around Nim's unlikely but growing friendship with a writer named Alex via email. In the background are themes about family, growing up, friendship, and a GreenAesop.

* TheAloner: Nim and her father when he is away.
* BadassBookworm: Nim can use ''a machete'', for goodness' sakes.

* DesertedIsland

* ForScience
* GoldfishPoopGang: The Troppo Tourists.
* GreenAesop
* HawaiianShirtedTourist
* {{Homeschooled Kids}}- Nim is one, although most of the side effects are averted.
* {{Hikikomori}}: Alex, moreso in the movie.

* MeaningfulName: Nim Rusoe, Alex Rover

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Creator/GerardButler plays Alex Rover, with his natural accent, as well as Nim's father, with a FakeAmerican accent that is truly embarrassing to hear, even when the Scottish vowels and Rs aren't forcing their way out.
** Best seen in the scene where Nim and her father are reunited. About a minute of relieved, Scottish-accented ranting, then he switches back to American in the space of a glance.
* ParentalSubstitute[=/=]TeamMom: Selkie acts rather motherly towards Nim.
* PluckyGirl

* SamusIsAGirl: Alex
* ShoutOut: Nim '''Rusoe'''

* ThirdLineSomeWaiting
* TomboyishName: Alex.

''Nim's Island'' is a preteen adventure-fantasy novel by Wendy Orr, first published in 1999. It is centered around a girl (named Nim) and her father's adventures on and around a secret island untouched by humans. At times the story reads like a LighterAndSofter ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe''-esque SliceOfLife, but there are two main plot threads. One centers around Nim's father, who goes away on a research trip but is nearly killed in a storm; the other centers around Nim's unlikely but growing friendship with a writer named Alex via email. In the background are themes about family, growing up, friendship, and a GreenAesop.

In 2008, ''Nim's Island'' got a [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]], which is much more famous than the book. The plot is more or less the same, with the exception of the Troppo Tourists subplot which is removed altogether.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: GerardButler plays Alex Rover, with his natural accent, as well as Nim's father, with a FakeAmerican accent that is truly embarrassing to hear, even when the Scottish vowels and Rs aren't forcing their way out.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Nim is almost always barefoot, unless she's climbing a mountain or going on top of a roof. See FootFocus below.
* FootFocus: And ''how''. Nim's idyllic tropical island and relaxed way of life lead to her going barefoot a lot. When she does wear shoes, they're an easy slip-off type with no socks. There's even a scene where she casually talks on the phone and has the phone cord threaded through her toes. In fact, pretty much anytime one of the three leading actors (Creator/AbigailBreslin, JodieFoster, or GerardButler) is barefoot, the director makes ''damn'' sure you know about it.

* {{Homeschooled Kids}}- Nim is one.

* FootFocus: And ''how''. Nim's idyllic tropical island and relaxed way of life lead to her going barefoot a lot. When she does wear shoes, they're an easy slip-off type with no socks. There's even a scene where she casually talks on the phone and has the phone cord threaded through her toes. In fact, pretty much anytime one of the three leading actors (AbigailBreslin, JodieFoster, or GerardButler) is barefoot, the director makes ''damn'' sure you know about it.

* BrokenPedestal: When Nim finds out Alex is a girl and didn't actually do the exploring she wrote about in her books, she's not happy.

* HeroicallyAlignedReptile: Fred.

''Nim's Island'' is a preteen adventure-fantasy novel by Wendy Orr, first published in 1999. It is centered around a girl (named Nim) and her father's adventures on and around a secret island untouched by humans. At times the story reads like a LighterAndSofter RobinsonCrusoe-esque SliceOfLife, but there are two main plot threads. One centers around Nim's father, who goes away on a research trip but is nearly killed in a storm; the other centers around Nim's unlikely but growing friendship with a writer named Alex via email. In the background are themes about family, growing up, friendship, and a GreenAesop.

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