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Nim's Island at the Santa Monica Public Library

Mar 31

Mon 7:00 PM

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Who attended?: Estimated attendance: 1 people attended.

So, I just learned about this event today (Sunday, March 30), but if anyone wants to meet in Santa Monica on short notice tomorrow, we can listen to the talk and then have some coffee across the street at It's A Grind or a drink in the 3rd Street Promenade, if people are interested.

Here are the details from http://www.smpl.org/l... :

FROM BOOK TO MOVIE: NIM'S ISLAND
Mon., Mar. 31, 7:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium
Follow the journey of a book into a movie. Author Wendy Orr will discuss writing the book, Nim?s Island, and Producer Paula Mazur will talk about finding the book and writing the script for the film, starring Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster, which will be released on April 4.

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Posted Mar 30, 2008 11:31 PM

Simon

Organizer

I just finished the book, and while I'll post a more in-depth review later, here's a brief outline for now: Nim's Island is the story of a young girl who is left all alone on a remote tropical island. For miles in every direction, she is surrounded only by the violent ocean and the sorrow of loneliness. To survive, she is armed only with a seashell whistle, a pocketknife, a spyglass, a laptop computer with internet access, a working telephone, and a solar panel array to charge the batteries!
Posted Mar 30, 2008 11:30 PM

Simon

Organizer

Oh, did I not mention - this is not a rescue story! - (at least not a geographical one). Nimâ??s father is close by the whole time, and her friends (a sea turtle, an iguana, and a sea lion) are excellent social companions for her while she awaits more contact from an internet pen pal! Wendy Orr throws in some geology and biology lessons for the reader, too. How do all these factors come together? Well, youâ??ll have to read it and/or wait for the movie in a week!
Posted Mar 30, 2008 6:19 PM

Simon

Organizer

Here's a video trailer for the movie: http://videodetective.com/t... and here's where you can buy the e-book from Random House if you think you can read it in time! http://www.randomhouse.com/...
Posted Mar 30, 2008 5:56 PM

Simon

Organizer

I'll try to leave work at 6:30 so I can make it there by 7:00. But, I might arriving at 7:30.

Who attended?

- Simon
  
  “ The Q&A was a little watered down, of course, to cater to all age levels of the library-visiting population. Still, the lecture was a great opportunity to ask questions about the screen adaptation of the book to both the author and producer at the same time! Both Paula Mazur and Wendy Orr were friendly to individuals who introduced themselves, and freely answered specific questions asked person-to-person at the time of book signing. ”