Nellie Gomez is an au-pair hired by Beatrice Cahill to take care of Amy and Dan Cahill. Beatrice fired their au-pairs every few weeks, but Nellie lasted the longest. She agreed to accompany Amy and Dan on their search for the 39 clues.
Heritage
Nellie's father grew up in Mexico, but her mother was from France. Nellie grew up trilingual.
Online
The only appearances (so far) of Nellie Gomez on The 39 Clues website is on a made up social networking site called "Cliqueme". Many of the main characters have profiles on this site, including Nellie. Here is the information Nellie has in her profile:
Name: Nellie Gomez
Hometown: Boston
Interests: cooking, punk, meringues, alternative rock, paprika, babysitting, rap, closing my eyes and pointing to a random item on the menu
Favorite TV Shows: Good Eats, Iron Chef America, Spongebob.
Favorite Books:jhefiwurqkrrrruirrrhg by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The Joy of Cooking, On the Road
Favorite Movies: Ratatouille, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pride and Prejudice, and Indiana Jones.
Favorite Music: Ha! Like I could fit them all here. Also, I refuse to categorize myself. Today, I’m listening to the Ramones. Tomorrow, it could be Polka, or maybe a goth/country blend. Actually, that would be really cool. Does anyone out there play the banjo and have a lot of black clothes?
Favorite Quotes: "A guy walks up to me and asks, 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say, 'That's punk!' So he kicks over a garbage can and says, 'That's Punk?', and I say, 'No that's trendy."—Billie Joe Armstrong
About Me: My dad calls me “Alwtyqwtyqea” and my mom calls me “Obstinée,” so I guess that means I’m unique.
Today: Nellie thinks a dragon nose ring would be cooler than a snake.
I like pink clothes!
Cliqueme comments
Each cliqueme page has a few comments. Nellie has seven, three from Dan Cahill and one each from Amy Cahill and Natalie Kabra and Chiera Cahill, and Hunter Cahill This is what they say:
Dan Cahill: You’re not a babysitter. You’re an au pair!!
Amy Cahill: Except that she’s in charge of an 11-year-old baby who thinks he’s a ninja!
Dan Cahill: Hey, Amy. Why does Nellie have a picture of you as her profile photo?
Natalie Kabra: Ha ha. You still have a nanny.
Dan Cahill: Ha ha. Your parents pay kids to be friends with you.
Chiera Cahill: Hey Dan, I'm on Amy's side!
Hunter Cahill: Barney shall DIE because of the Cahill family!!!!