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13 Little Blue Envelopes

Johnson, Maureen, 1973- Book - 2005 Teen Fiction / Johnson, Maureen, Teen Book / Fiction / General / Johnson, Maureen 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.3 out of 5

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Call Number: Teen Fiction / Johnson, Maureen, Teen Book / Fiction / General / Johnson, Maureen
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When seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life.

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Awesome! submitted by pbapat on July 6, 2011, 1:29pm this was an awesome book! It was really gripping

just okay submitted by camelsamba on July 27, 2011, 9:43pm This was an interesting concept, but I found myself annoyed at so many points (small and large).

Okay submitted by alumeng.ajl on July 5, 2012, 4:36pm The story was good. I liked it until I had to write a report on it for school about the main character, Ginny. I realized that I literally knew nothing about her, and I was halfway through the book. It was like her entire life was the moment her aunt died to when she ended her quest.

Fun and engaging submitted by emjane on August 9, 2013, 9:45am Sent on a mysterious European road trip by her recently deceased Aunt Peg, Ginny finds herself following her Aunt's directions left in 13 letters-- not knowing what country she'll be headed to or what task she'll be assigned until she finishes the previous envelope's instructions.

The quest-like plot keeps readers turning pages, and neither Ginny nor the reader can predict what the next envelope will hold. Johnson creates a likable, but realistically flawed, character in Ginny-- her desires to follow her Aunt's wishes and become more outgoing are balanced by her frustration with Peg's flightiness and the challenges of being constantly thrusted into new and intimidating environments.

Highly recommended

Good! submitted by bluepapaya on August 12, 2013, 9:30am A good book for people who like traveling.

:) submitted by Lilymarie on August 7, 2014, 10:43am I love the book, great plot

Fun to anticipate submitted by jmb.mlis on August 31, 2014, 11:04pm Makes me wish I had someone to leave me notes like a treasure hunt!

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PUBLISHED
New York : HarperCollins, 2005.
Year Published: 2005
Description: 317 p. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 770

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0060541415
9780062439109

SUBJECTS
Voyages and travels -- Fiction.
Letters -- Fiction.
Aunts -- Fiction.
Artists -- Fiction.
Grief -- Fiction.
Europe -- Fiction.