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13 Little Blue Envelopes

by Maureen Johnson

A summer mapped by letters

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    New York Times bestselling author

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A summer mapped by letters

Ginny’s summer takes shape through a chain of instructions: each of the twelve letters left by her late Aunt Peg sends her to a new place or task. The route—from London and Edinburgh to Amsterdam and beyond—gives the story a travel framework, while the letters gradually open a window onto Peg’s past. Ginny’s journey therefore has two tracks: moving through Europe and revising what she understands about her aunt and herself. The envelope-by-envelope setup ties the adventures together, with each new destination connected to a message from Peg.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in travel-centered fiction
  • Readers who enjoy stories built around letters and family discoveries
  • Those looking for a coming-of-age story with a European itinerary

Themes

Travel and new experiencesFamily connectionsSelf-discoveryUncovering the past

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Book overview

New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson's funny, heartbreaking, and utterly romantic tale gets a great new cover!

Ginny Blackstone never thought she'd spend her summer vacation backpacking across Europe. But that was before she received the first little blue envelope from Aunt Peg.

This letter was different from Peg's usual letters for two reasons:

1. Peg had been dead for three months.

2. The letter included $1000 cash for a passport and a plane ticket.

Armed with instructions for how to retrieve twelve other letters Peg wrote--twelve letters that tell Ginny where she needs to go and what she needs to do when she gets there--Ginny quickly finds herself swept away in her first real adventure. Traveling from London to Edinburgh to Amsterdam and beyond, Ginny begins to uncover stories from her aunt's past and discover who Peg really was. But the most surprising thing Ginny learns isn't about Peg . . . it's about herself.

Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and it's all because of the 13 little blue envelopes.

Look for the sequel, The Last Little Blue Envelope!

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