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| 13 Little Blue Envelopes | 
 enlarge | Author: Maureen Johnson
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (49 reviews)
Sales Rank: 23001
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 0060541431
EAN: 9780060541439
ASIN: 0060541431
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
Release Date: September 26, 2006
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 Would You Follow the Directions? Would You Follow the Rules? June 19, 2008
Summary:
Ginny's Aunt Peg ran away and then died of a brain tumor. One day Ginny recieves a letter from her, the first of the 13 little blue envelopes. Shes told to go to New York City, to 4th Noodle. A Chinese resturant under Peg's old apartment, there something would be waiting for Ginny. But also buy a plane ticket to London. And a few rules: she can only take what will fit into her backpack. She can't take guidebooks, phrase books, any foreign language aid or journals. She can't take extra money and she can't take electronics, she can only write letters and postcards to people back home. So Ginny sets off the 4th Noodle where she gets the rest of the envelopes, that she most open one by one, after the task in the one before is finished.
Why I LOVED this book:
It's funny, alot of books are just mysteriouis or adventurous and no funny. This book mixes it all! It's an adventure, sort of a mystery and funny.
I learned about other countries and foreign places
Maureen Johnsonn doesn't sit and write every little thing out. After Ginny reads an envelope she doesn't say she went to the train station and boarded a train to a certain place. Nope after she reads an envelope she's in that certain place.
I think it's more of a girly book
Interesting, But Not Always June 10, 2008
One day, Virginia Blackstone, or Ginny, receives a letter from her dead aunt with instructions to go to a Chinese restaurant. There, Ginny receives a bundle of twelve letters, for a grand total of thirteen, thus naming the novel. Four simple rules are laid down by Peg, Ginny's aunt, and there are more instructions enclosed in each letter, to be opened at a specific place and time. All Ginny needs to do to begin her journey is fly to London. And so she does.
Ginny embarks on a crazy, all-over-the-place trip that takes her around Europe, to places that were significant to her aunt Peg. Along the way, she meets a playwright and used-to-be-thief named Keith, who she maybe falls in love with, many old friends of Peg, some new friends in various cities, and even an uncle she never knew she had. And during this journey, Ginny learns a lot about herself and her aunt Peg.
I found 13 Little Blue Envelopes to be a very well-written novel. Maureen Johnson is an amazing author and has proved herself again. I especially liked traveling with Ginny to all those amazing European cities and feeling like I was there beside her. Ginny's relationship with Keith is especially cute too. There were some parts of the book where I was a little confused, but the issue was always cleared up soon after. The idea behind the novel is original, and I found myself wishing I had a crazy aunt to send me on a strange trip to Europe. This was a realistic and very enjoyable read. I highly recommend this, and other Maureen Johnson books.
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Good, but not great May 25, 2008
A charming coming-of-age story with an interesting plot that contains good twists and will leave the reader wondering what will come next. The author does a good job in describing setting, places, and people. By the end, I found myself itching to go on a trip to Europe. What I feel this book was lacking was depth to the main character's relationships with others. While the absence of such deep relationships further enhances the main character's individual growth and change, it leaves the story itself feeling a little flat and underdeveloped. Overall, this is a good read, especially for those who are interested in what it takes to "find yourself."
Annoying detail... May 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Why in some letters does Ginny's Aunt call her Ginger? Her real name is Virginia. I find this annoying!!!
5 Stars For Ginny February 22, 2008
13 Little Blue Envelopes was a wonderful and adventurous book. The main charecter, Ginny, loves to visit her aunt. Her Aunt Peg, sometimes calls herself 'The Runaway Aunt' because she always seems to be running away to a new place to live whenever she feels she is too comfortable. Well, every couple years, Ginny goes to visit Aunt Peg, wherever she ranaway to. Unfortanaly, Aunt Peg has died of old age,but there is still one more adventure for Ginny. Over the years, Aunt Peg has lived in many places with many people and Ginny gets to visit them all. Step-by step, Ginny travels the world in 13 steps each in a seperate envelope that Peg made.The story was told from Ginny's point of view. This book was really well written. I would really recomend this book to my friends. When you read this book, you really don't expect the amazing adventures Ginny goes through.
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