Nessie Quest, Melissa Savage
Nessie Quest, Melissa Savage
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Nessie Quest

Author: Melissa Savage

Narrator: Rachel L. Jacobs, Melissa Savage

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2020


Synopsis

Fans of Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe and Melissa Savage's own Lemons will devour this voice-driven novel packed with humor and heart about two friends who head off on an adventure to find the Loch Ness Monster.

Ada Ru finally thought her parents were going to agree to a Fitzhugh family vacation in Disney World the summer before sixth grade, until her father announces he's taking a teaching position in Scotland, and moving the family there for the entire summer.

Ada Ru is anything but happy. She doesn't like their new home, she hates haggis, and she certainly doesn't like the idea that she will be away from her best friend all summer. To top it all off, there is said to be a monster in the lake near their house!

That's when she meets Hamish Bean Timmy, Hammy Bean for short, captain of the Nessie Quest Monster Chaser boat tour. He knows everything there is to know about the fabled Loch Ness Monster and Scotland. But as the two unlikely friends embark on an epic adventure to spot the lake monster, they end up discovering more than they ever could have imagined.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sam on February 27, 2020

Nessie Quest is about a young girl named Ada Ru and her summer trip to Loch Ness. The reason she is spending her summer in Scotland is because her father got a job teaching photography at a college. When she first gets there she is very angry and disappointed that she will not be spending time with h......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on February 07, 2020

This was a good one. Sweet and ended with a good point about the power of words. Also, this book has a character named Hamish Bean Tibby, Hammy bean for short, and that is 100% enough of a reason to read this book.......more

Goodreads review by clara [inactive account] on November 15, 2020

that's me after dnf-ing this book at 57%. why? because it looks to me like Melissa Savage has written the same book not once, not twice, but a THIRD FRICKIN' TIME! i loved Lemons, her first book, and wasn't able to finish The Truth About Matians (not by choice, because i was overwhelmed by library fi......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on April 14, 2020

My class enjoyed this book. Not a great read aloud though. The accents are too tough.......more

Goodreads review by Brittney on May 28, 2023

This book was cute… For me I really took to the idea of the family moving to Scotland for the summer because of Ada Ru’s fathers job. I even liked her reluctance and being awful that they weren’t going to Disney World haha I was the same as a kid. Arriving to Scotland and the description of where the......more


Quotes

“Nessie may elude us still, but this friendship-driven quest should not do the same…. Family ties, found friendships, and community support give this novel its heart.”–Kirkus Reviews

"Ada Ru is motivated, headstrong, and sassy with a big heart, and readers will have a blast exploring Loch Ness with her." — Booklist
 
"This adventure charms in every way." --School Library Journal