Adventure Awaits at Nim's Island
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Your adventure starts here.
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Be the Hero of Your Own Story
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Be the hero of your own story.
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Home Schooling Perspective in Nim's Island
Nim Rusoe:
I don't have to go to school, I'm home schooled.
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Discussion on Airsick Pills and Drowsiness
Alex Rover:
What are these?
Alexandra Rover:
Airsick pills.
Alex Rover:
Don't they make you drowsy?
Alexandra Rover:
Drowsy?
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Journey and Skills in Unexpected Situations
Alexandra Rover:
I took a plane, I took a helicopter, I stole a boat!
Nim Rusoe: [to Alexandra]
You came here all the way from San Francisco and you don't know how to do anything.
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Contrasting Views on the Ocean's Beauty
Alex Rover:
Beautiful ocean, isn't it just great?
Alexandra Rover: [imitating Alex's Scottish accent]
No, it isn't just grrreat.
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Jack's Warning Against Parties
Jack:
No parties while I'm gone!
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Defending the Island and the Unknown Story
Nim Rusoe:
Nobody invades my island and gets away with it.
Nim Rusoe:
The writer, and the scientist. That's how their story began. How it ends, exactly? Nobody knows.
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A Mother's Influence on Her Child
Jack:
You got so much of your mother in you, you know that?
Nim Rusoe:
That's a good thing, right?
Jack:
Yeah, good. Sure. Unfortunately, I could never win a fight with her, either.
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A Disagreement on Playfulness and Location
Edmund's Mother:
This is no place for games!
Edmund's Father:
It's the perfect place for games!
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Nim Reflects on Her Actions
Nim Rusoe: [steam violently spurts out from volcano]
Did I do that?
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Amidst Chaos: A Moment of Breakdown
Captain:
(angry)What on earth are you doing?
Alex Rover:
I'm just having a nervous breakdown!
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Opening Soup Without Tools
Security Guard: [is checking Alex's bag]
What's this?
Alex Rover:
It's for my soup.
Security Guard:
Not allowed.
Alex Rover:
How am I supposed to open it? With my teeth?
Security Guard: [Holds up Purell]
What are these?
Alex Rover: [stammers as guard confiscates Purell]
Oh its hand sanitizer, it is an excellent...
Security Guard:
Not allowed! I'm sorry madame. No liquids greater than 3 ounces allowed.
Alex Rover:
But I...
Security Guard:
Next!
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Fear and Vulnerability in Conversation
Jack:
What are you afraid of?
Alex Rover:
Everything!
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The Hero of Your Own Life Story
Jack:
Be the hero of your own life story.
Alex Rover:
Don't hand me that line - I wrote that line!
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