A to Z Challenge: More Fictional Favorites! Day 14: Nellie Gomez from The 39 Clues

N is for — Nellie from The 39 Clues series

Nellie Gomez is not your typical au pair. Sporting a punk rocker style with colorful hair, glittery eye shadow, and a silver snake nose ring, she spends most of her time singing to the loud music on her iPod and reading exotic cookbooks. She drives like a maniac and isn’t above whacking someone upside the head if they deserve it.

She takes her job seriously, though, and accompanies Amy and Dan Cahill on their perilous quest to find the 39 clues that...