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13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope #1)

by Maureen Johnson (Goodreads Author)

3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 · rating details · 37,034 ratings · 2,908 reviews

When Ginny receives thirteen little blue envelopes and instructions to buy a plane ticket to London, she knows something exciting is going to happen. What Ginny doesn't know is that she will have the adventure of her life and it will change her in more ways than one. Life and love are waiting for her across the Atlantic, and the thirteen little blue envelopes are the key t

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Published September 2006 by Harper Collins publishers (first published August 23rd 2005)

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Aug 30, 2011 Shannon rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: no one

Shelves: own, ya-books

Unimpressive. The way Johnson writes is annoying; more than halfway into the book, I really didn't know ANYTHING about the main character, other than that she was on a (ridiculous) journey. It was all action and no thought. It was not insightful. The main character was not likeable. She wasn't unlikeable either. She was just like...doing things. She didn't have very many thoughts. And never very insightful ones (ie "I like this boy! I am sad. I am happy. I am angry"). COME ON. There was no attem...more

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Feb 25, 2011 Lucy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: wasn-t-for-me, young-adult, coming-of-age, disappearing-parent-syndrome

13 Little Blue Envelopes suffers from DPS. Disappearing Parent Syndrome is a tragic epidemic in YA novels. In this case the DPS was particularly severe. Seventeen year old Ginny Blackstone goes on a trip to Europe sponsored by her deceased aunt. Aunt Peg was not reliable when she was around. In fact, during the last several years of Ginny's life Peg was in Europe. She died without contacting the family to let them know she was suffering from a prolonged illness. The family was just expected to p...more 13 Little Blue Envelopes suffers from DPS. Disappearing Parent Syndrome is a tragic epidemic in YA novels. In this case the DPS was particularly severe. Seventeen year old Ginny Blackstone goes on a trip to Europe sponsored by her deceased aunt. Aunt Peg was not reliable when she was around. In fact, during the last several years of Ginny's life Peg was in Europe. She died without contacting the family to let them know she was suffering from a prolonged illness. The family was just expected to pick up the pieces after she passed with very little explanation -- but wait! Aunt Peg has left Ginny mysterious envelopes that she's not allowed to open all at once and strange instructions to travel around Europe.

Mr. and Mrs. Disappearstone allow their seventeen year old daughter -- their only child -- to go traipsing around Europe. The rules state she's not allowed a cell phone or laptop or camera. They're not even allowed to give her extra money so they know there's a back up plan in case Mrs. Disapperancestone's unreliable sister who died from a brain tumor several months before hasn't provided Ginny with everything she might need for this spur of the moment trip. Oh yeah, and she's not allowed to call them even on a pay phone. No communication back home. Honestly, I would have been slightly concerned in Ginny's case. What's the goal here? Sell me on the black market?

You know what I would have done if I was Mummy-DisappearanceStone? I would have told my daughter that Aunt Peg was mentally unstable when she was healthy and thrown the envelopes into a fire place before I let her go off on some half-baked adventure across Europe. Of course, Ginny thought mentions that her parents weren't thrilled, but somehow this underaged minor is still on a plane to England in the first few chapters. Awesome, just awesome.

Look, some of my annoyance with this book is based on just how often the parents disappear in YA fiction. I know it's the easiest route to take. How can Ginny have a sexy adventure in England and then the rest of Europe if her mom is following her around? Well, if you can't man up and work with the circumstances the age of your character gives you then you have no business writing Young Adult fiction. This book should have been written about a girl who has completed one or two years of college, who has some experience living out there on her own within reasonable distance to her family (even if that reasonable distance is merely being able to pick up a phone and ask for financial help). No sane parent would ever let their child go on the trip Ginny did. I was asked to suspend my disbelief a little too far and now it's lost. Mourn for it.

While I think this book was better suited for 20-something chick-lit I also don't think Maureen Johnson has the stomach to ever do the sex scene that would have more likely than not happened if she hadn't been writing about a dewy-eyed Virgin. Yes, Virgin with a capital V. From what I gather reading other reviews on Maureen Johnson's books her characters pretty much all have the capital Virgin card in their deck. I'm tired of the constant YA virgin business. Part of what made me love The Duff was the fact that we didn't have another maidenhead to protect throughout the whole book! The novel *gasp* started with a non-virginal teenager.

Anyway, Ginny's adventures are very uncoordinated. I get that the aunt made Ginny's trip mimic her own eccentric path across Europe, but I should have felt there was some master intention from the author's point of view rather than constantly imagining Maureen Johnson throwing a dart at a map of Europe and going 'okay, time to buy a travel book for that country!'

The writing was, unfortunately, not top notch. There was a scene where Ginny really had to pee, but couldn't tell the difference between the men and women's bathroom symbols. She gets whisked off before she can pee and it felt like a Chekhov's gun. It left me sitting there wondering what just happened. Why did you waste my time with that scene if it meant nothing?

Ginny also gets put in a near date-rape situation from following her aunt's advice to hit on a random Italian boy. This immediately follows her nearly getting mugged. Eventually she does get robbed of all her worldly possessions, what's left of her very dwindling money, and the last envelope that could have explained all the shit that happened to her. Losing the last envelope was a cop out. It wasn't a clever device that added mystery to the novel. Some of what might have been in the note gets discovered later, but you never know for sure what it said. There is a sequel to the novel planned, but I think the intention was to leave it dangling.

Also, the subplot about her aunt's paintings and how the value sky-rocketed after her death? Um no. Peg had not merited a lot of fame in life. Her death was abrupt and she died young, yes, but death does not equate millions of dollars to your estate. It was an over simplification of how the art world works and in the end it just wasn't accurate. A huge portion of the happily ever ending was contingent on these unbelievable stipulations.

Oh and the romance.... Yeah. I felt more of a connection between two stick figures I doodled at work. The romance felt like requisite met because it was a YA coming of age novel rather than anything that actually fit with the book. Keith is around for one country and pops up in another so that their romance can develop. Forced, contrived etc etc.

So why two stars and not one? The writing wasn't awful. The idea was just underdeveloped and rushed. I think with more time from Johnson and an editor who'd pushed her to really polish it the book could have easily been three stars, maybe four. I do think she has some talent and I want to try her again, but this was definitely a disappointing start.(less)

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Nov 13, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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When Virginia Blackstone (Ginny) receives the first blue envelope from her Aunt Peg in the mail, it sends her on an exciting, funny, and sometimes poignant adventure that readers will be delighted to join. The envelope contains $1,000 in cash, and the instructions to pick up a package of envelopes that start Ginny on a trip around Europe, tracing the steps of her eccentric Aunt. The instructions are specific; no cell phones, no maps, and Ginny can only...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Aly (Fantasy4eva) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: conflicted-thoughts

I liked the premise. It was sort of interesting and cute. Dead Aunt sends niece on this unpredictable and slightly loony journey. (maybe not so cute). One very similar to the one that her aunt took when she felt a little lost and was dealing with a bit of a reality check.

17 year old Ginny doesn't think twice about it. She jets to her first destination, London. From there on it's one big ride. She goes through many experiences, and although it's a decent read, I just was not in love with the boo...more

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Aug 04, 2011 KM added it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-books, globe-trekkers, harper-collins

I really wanted to read this book while I was in China because it has to do with travel. I was traveling, Ginny was traveling - it seemed the thing to do. I read it in two days, as well, which is saying something. But still, there was something lacking for me in this novel.

First, I'll admit that this is definitely a fast-paced read. I was never bored with the story. The constant change of setting kept the book clipping along at a pretty breakneck speed. Ginny visits a crazy amount of countries i...more I really wanted to read this book while I was in China because it has to do with travel. I was traveling, Ginny was traveling - it seemed the thing to do. I read it in two days, as well, which is saying something. But still, there was something lacking for me in this novel.

First, I'll admit that this is definitely a fast-paced read. I was never bored with the story. The constant change of setting kept the book clipping along at a pretty breakneck speed. Ginny visits a crazy amount of countries in this 350-page novel, including England, Scotland, Greece, France, Denmark, and Italy, to name a few.

But with this constant change of scenery, I never truly felt connected with any of the characters, not even Ginny herself. There's little said about our protagonist before we're thrown into this grand adventure that her insane aunt sends her on. Even at the end of the book, I didn't feel like I really knew much about Ginny or her character motivation. And what kind of crazy parents would allow their teenage daughter to gallivant around Europe unchaperoned and with no contact? I had a really hard time swallowing that.

Really, the only character we learn much about is Ginny's aunt, and only through her letters and what Ginny says about her. Honestly, I felt like there was more narration devoted to the aunt than Ginny herself. But this wasn't supposed to be a book about Ginny's aunt; it was supposed to be about Ginny. Right?

Then there's the "romance." I put quotation marks around it because it never really felt like a true romance to me. There was pretty much zero chemistry, and the love interest isn't really that essential to the story. He pops up in England, then again in Paris, and we never really see him again until the very end. It was weird. And Ginny's one-minute stand with an Italian at his house? Even weirder. I wasn't on board with the lackluster romance.

But all that being said, it was an interesting book. I love travel and creative nonfiction travel journal-esque things, so I was interested and kept reading simply because of that aspect. I've never been to Europe, so I enjoyed the descriptions and experiencing everything for the first time, right along with Ginny. I just wish that I had gotten to know the characters better.

The Last Little Blue Envelope was released recently, and I think I'll probably read that one. But it's certainly not at the top of my list. I just want to know what the stupid final letter says!(less)

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Nov 10, 2012 April rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library, ya, contemporary

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson is a modern day coming of age story. It centers around Virginia 'Ginny' Blackstone, a 17 year old girl who is given a letter in a blue envelope. The letter tells her to fly to London, but she can't bring any crutches. What ensues is a fantastic adventure.
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Dec 11, 2007 Kathryn rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: People who like Peaches and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

I read this book as an assignment from a mother-daughter book club that I am in with some friends from B.F. Day.
It wasn't very good, and while the plot is a nice idea, the author didn't really write it very well.
I mean, who would let thier daughter go overseas with no contact to the US and only carrying what she could fit in her backpack. And only haveing 1000 US dollars to spend. In addition to several other appalling facts, some of which are:
letting your daughter do the following:
1 stay with a...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Melanie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: why-did-i-even-read-this, this-made-me-want-to-fall-asleep

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13 Little Blue Envelopes is a quick, light read that will intrigue young readers from the first page. This 'road trip novel' is filled with adventure and a cute romance. Maureen Johnson manages to pull off an entertaining story in 300 pages that may not fulfil older readers' expectations.

Looking at the Goodreads shelves for 13 Little Blue Envelopes, I'm quite positive that this should actually be under 'Middle Grade'. Now I love the MG genr...more

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Feb 17, 2008 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Travel Lovers

Recommended to Sarah by: Chelsie D.

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Aug 02, 2011 Reynje rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2011, young-adult, cover-loathing, contemp-or-realistic

2.5 stars

I enjoyed this enough as I read it - I was sick, jetlagged and in need of something pleasantly escapist – and this book did the trick. It’s a light, fun read and I quite like Maureen Johnson’s writing (admittedly more so in her other books than this one, though).

But ultimately I just found the story rather forgettable (and a little implausible). I found Ginny to be a fairly delible (thank you, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks for the neglected positive there!) character...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Reut (reutreads) rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Before I start my review, I would like to say this:

I love Maureen Johnson. I do. I think she's pretty, and smart, and hilarious, and charming, and witty, plus I'm insanely looking forward to her upcoming book, The Name of the Star, and blah blah blah I have a girl crush on her, we get it. But I do not, not, definitely not, have an author crush on her.

And the reason for that is that I didn't like this book.

Why didn't I like it? Well...

Okay, for starters, Ginny, the MC, has zero personality. Maybe...more

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Sep 02, 2008 Lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am not going to review this book except to say the thing that made me crazy. There were several instances in this book where something was mentioned and you think it is important and then it was dropped.

For instance, when the MC goes in the Louvre, it is mentioned that she checks her backpack in at the front--kind of like a coat check. Okay. No problem.

But then, as she is trying to get out of the Louvre she kind of starts going down random hall after hall in search of an exit and finally finds...more

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Dec 05, 2007 Kate McCartney rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: teen-fiction

I don't often read "chick lit". I have a friend who reads it and she shares the jist of with me and I do the same for her with sci-fi and supernatural books. But she keeps talking up some of the books so I have broken down and picked a few up and they have all been pretty good, with a grain of salt.

I had moments in this book where I just wished that it would be okay to write about a teenage girl that was maybe not totally self assured cause no one is, but that at least doesn't make you cringe of...more

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Dec 13, 2008 Ying rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I felt that this was only an okay book from Maureen Johnson and that it paled in comparison to my favorite from her, Girl at Sea. There was a good plotline that promised adventure and romance in a foreign country that I was dissappointed to find did not exist. While it was an excellent idea, I felt the story did not develop well enough and it didn't go too in-depth. This book could have been better written but otherwise, still a good read.

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Jul 17, 2011 Katya rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, oh-come-on, so-so, teen-lit, the-ya-project

Oh, book. I had such hopes for you.

Here's the thing - I love travel stories. I love coming of age stories. So what's not to love about a coming of age story that involves lots and lots of traveling?

It's a hard question to answer, and the fastest way to answer it is: Aunt Peg is one seriously bitter person.

She lives without having constants. Fair enough. She does all sorts of menial, petty jobs while waiting for her career as an artist to hit off. Alright with me. Then she packs up and leaves for...more Oh, book. I had such hopes for you.

Here's the thing - I love travel stories. I love coming of age stories. So what's not to love about a coming of age story that involves lots and lots of traveling?

It's a hard question to answer, and the fastest way to answer it is: Aunt Peg is one seriously bitter person.

She lives without having constants. Fair enough. She does all sorts of menial, petty jobs while waiting for her career as an artist to hit off. Alright with me. Then she packs up and leaves for Europe without contacting her family again. The next news they get from her is that she is dead.

Then comes a letter instructing her niece to go to Europe without money, cell phone or any other means of communication - just a passport and a backpack, and instructions to do all sorts of weird things Ginny (the niece) is probably not comfortable with.

And I ask - what kind of person does that to a niece they supposedly love? What kind of person expects her to jump on a plane to England with little more than the clothes on her back, without so much as an explenation. The only person who can be more annoying is the one who actually does it!

Unfortunately, Ginny does just that. With surprisingly little drama from her parents, or if there was, it wasn't worth mentioning in the book. A lot of things seem not worth mentioning in the book, for example, why is Ginny not even remotely worried that her aunt's mystic journey might get her adbucted or killed or sold into slavery? Why does she trust all these people who she meets for the first time?

Ginny does not rival Luce Price or Nora Gray in the TSTL heroines listing, but she does start a whole new category - Too Boring To Be Real (TBTBR. Sounds like a vaccine). The trademark TBTBR hero(ine) is distinguished by the fact that (s)he does exactly what s(he) is told with little to no deviation, never cheats, and at no point does anything to advance the plot. Ginny, unfortunately, qualifies for all these things.

I know I'm going out on a tangent here. This isn't horrendously bad, far from it. There are actually some pretty good moments. But Ginny is by far the most uninvolved heroine I've yet to see. Even Bella Swan, who is known for her uselessness, did stuff to advance the plot of the book. Granted, some of that stuff wasn't very smart *coughjumpingoffcliffscough*, but still, it was something. Ginny just lets stuff happen to her and leaves it at that.

I'm not saying all protagonists need to be uber confident and strong but this is a coming of age story without any coming of age in it. What does Ginny learn in the end of it? What does she do with that knowledge? How is she different from the person she once was? I certainly felt like nothing in her had changed. (less)

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Feb 26, 2013 Dray rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, underwhelming, classroom-bookshelf

I love YA lit and I'm not trying to be a hater here. But meh to this book. I only picked it up because John Green is always loving on Maureen Johnson and I figured anyone he endorses must be fantastic. And Johnson probably is. I'll probably try her again, but I just did not love 13 LBE.

My main issue here: I could not suspend my disbelief. Willing suspension of disbelief is pretty integral for a book like this (girl jets around Europe on her dead aunt's dime...her parents never once check up on...more

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Nov 06, 2012 Jona Romulo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-books, all-time-favorite

AWESOME! 5 stars! VERY CREATIVE! Unique! I love every little thing about it. Definitely exceeded my expectation!

I've been seeing this book in our bookstore for a long time but the title was really the one that caught my attention. It seems very interesting and cute! Of course, my curiosity for those 13 little blue envelopes and the messages they carry was killing me. LOL! I expected a lot of adventures and funny scenes, and the book never failed in any point. What I didn't expect is the ability...more

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Sep 22, 2011 Dianna S. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved it. It was a Fun book to read. It kept me going and wanting to read it. The charcters were believable. Kind of a mystery that you get to solve. It also taught me some life lessons. Like not to be afraid to fallow your heart and that it's okay to use your brain sometimes! (:

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Jul 25, 2011 Sonia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Reading this novel was a little like embarking on an epic journey across the world. It was fun, it was exciting, and it definitely won't be the last book (although it was the first) that I read by Maureen Johnson.

Ginny's character is someone that I think most people will be able to relate to. She's brave, even if she doesn't seem to think so (who hops on a plane at the whim of a dead person? Not me) but also has a more vulnerable, insecure side. There were times while I was reading where I wishe...more

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Feb 25, 2012 Krystal rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fiction, coming-of-age

I now miss my days as a student in England, flying off to Amsterdam or leaving from Waterloo for Paris. This book is a love letter to the fun of traveling in Europe where it seems like anything goes (and usually the last thing you want to happen turns out to be the best thing ever). Johnson's style is realistic and fun; she has a way on picking up on things in the cities her heroine travels through that I had forgotten but the moment she mentions I thought, "I remember that!" The plot of this bo...more

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Apr 24, 2011 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-adored, books-i-own

Admittedly, I was apprehensive to start this novel, considering the last book I read that had an American being transported to Europe ended in abject disappointment for me. I am pleased to say that this book surpasses my expectations and has restored my hope in road-trip novels.

When Ginny receives thirteen little blue envelopes and instructions to buy a plane ticket to London, she knows something exciting is going to happen. What Ginny doesn't know is that she will have the adventure of her life...more

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Jan 11, 2008 Betsy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, 2008-read-in

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Sep 26, 2012 Charis rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebooks, read-in-2012

The biggest problem with this book is that the narrator, who thinks of herself as bland and boring, really is boring. While I was prepared to deal with this in the beginning, she didn't seem to change or grow much over the course of the book. Her mad, chaotic adventure--orchestrated by her now-deceased aunt through a series of letters--felt more tedious to me than anything, because the narration felt tedious, and I didn't get truly engaged until the end of the book.
Not a winner, for me.

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Mar 12, 2012 Grace rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, romance

The concept of the story, and especially the way the story unfolded, was so preposterous that it makes Twilight realistic. Seventeen year old Ginny receives 13 envelopes from her aunt, and needs to follow the instructions one at a time. This involves going to Europe and getting into stupid situations that miraculously resolve themselves. The first quarter of the story wasn't bad. The envelope containing Ginny's instructions to help an artist through donating a generous gift, were described with...more

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Nov 27, 2009 oliviasbooks rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-fiction, ya-contemporary, swapped-or-given-away, read-2009

A really enjoyable backpacker's story - written by someone with obvious travel experience behind her - with very few drawbacks.

What i.e. ticked me was the money issue: No way can you take planes and trains to and fro Europe's capital cities and pay stays in youth hostels for less than 1300 Pounds altogether, if you have not booked your seat months earlier. But there was much more to like than to criticize.

I especially liked the subtle humor tickling throughout the book. And I liked Ginny's pers...more

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Apr 18, 2011 Louise-Lesley (Elle) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

I sat down this morning while having my breakfast, and like normal I picked up my kindle, ready to read a little before I start the day. Now it's just past 1230 and I have finished it already!

What a brilliant book! I got this free on my kindle from Amazon and I wasn't expecting much but I couldn't put it down! It was truly a great read which had really lovable, different and unique characters throughout that had me loving every page!

I have just discovered there is another book after it and I'm r...more

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May 30, 2008 Shannon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: young at heart women

This book - although it has a seomewhat serious topic - is a nice light read. 18 year-old Ginny discovers her recently passed-away Aunt has left her 13 envelopes / letters. Ginny is supposed to follow the directions in each letter before she can open and read the next. She opens the first and is immediately sent on a trip to London. Each letter contains information about her aunt of which Ginny (and her family) was unaware. Ginny discovers things about both herself and her aunt in her travels ar...more

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Apr 13, 2011 Merythapy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Yeah, it's unrealistic: no parents would send their daughter off for a month with no contact, especially if she's never travelled before. But... who really cares? It's a fairy tale.

A lot of the travel stuff *was* very authentic and struck a very strong chord with me. The only thing I really missed were the Canadians, although she definitely got the Taking Up With Random Australians thing.

I think it would be a great book to read before traveling, or while traveling. Excellent travel feel, with...more

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Apr 02, 2007 Jan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: teens who love well-written contemporary chick lit

Shelves: teenbooks

This was such a rewarding read! Johnson adapts the chick lit formula to create a unique and amusing novel featuring a rather shy teen named Ginny whose favorite aunt has just died, leaving her with 13 little blue envelopes. Inside the envelopes are clues directing Ginny to different locations in Europe, which duplicate her aunt's own whirlwind tour years earlier. Ginny must also follow the directions on the envelopes, some of which are quite puzzling. As you might expect, this is also a journey...more

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Jun 13, 2012 Destiny Encarnacion rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I think dat this book might be better than the 2nd book

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Maureen knew from an early age she wanted to be a writer. She went to high school at an all-girls' Catholic school and graduated from University of Delaware with a degree in writing. She now lives and writes in New York City.

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“Rule #1: You may bring only what fits in your backpack. Don’t try to fake it with a purse or a carry-on.

Rule #2: You may not bring guidebooks, phrase books, or any kind of foreign language aid. And no journals.

Rule #3: You cannot bring extra money or credit/debit cards, travelers’ checks, etc. I’ll take care of all that.

Rule #4: No electronic crutches. This means no laptop, no cell phone, no music, and no camera. You can’t call home or communicate with people in the U.S. by Internet or telephone. Postcards and letters are acceptable and encouraged.

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13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope #1)

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