13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, #1) in Around the Year in 52 Books

Jun 23, 2020 Penny rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2020

There are young adult authors and books that appeal to a much wider audience than their target audience. Lots of them, but this is not one of them. While I am sure it would be enjoyed by middle school students and possibly high school students, I don't think many adults would really enjoy it. There are just too many things that as a parent I can't even begin to imagine. The whole premise - to let a 17 year old high school student go off for several weeks to months to Europe, without a single pla ...more

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Jan 20, 2011 Jessica rated it really liked it

Shelves: grade-b, ya, part-of-a-series, read-in-2011, contemporary

I loved this book because of all the places I got to travel with the main character, Ginny. I have serious wanderlust and want to see this world, and this book just made me that more excited to travel! I loved Maureen Johnson's descriptions and I loved the uniqueness of the plot. This is definitely different than other contemporaries that I have read.

The only thing I didn't love about this book was that it felt too "YA", which is fine, but I was well aware that I was reading a YA novel the enti ...more

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Mar 13, 2015 Julie sims and books rated it really liked it

Adventure with ginny across the country to london and follow this blue evelope letters to her from her (Running away aunt). As you learn with ginny of her gookyness and you get to know her aunt some along way. It's a mystery in a Mystery. To me you find something special when you read this book. I did, no matter how much we don't see one other (may it be family, friend or both). we all seem to find a way to commuicate to each other. ...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Andrea rated it liked it

Shelves: own, 2011

This book was a good book, but nothing too special. It went along as a good story. I was surprised what happened with the envelopes in Greece and it made me want to read the second book, even though I wasn't planning on it. ...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Amy Hayes rated it liked it

A cute adventure story. I think I would have enjoyed this more if I was much younger. I loved hearing about all the European places Ginny travelled to and meeting all the eccentric characters.

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