13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen JohnsonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
"No shoe should be judged by its footprint, for the foot has a print of its own"
Little blue envelope 1 holds $1000, instructions to buy a plane ticket, and 4 rules (only to carry a backpack, no guidebooks or journals, no extra money, and no electronics). At 17, Ginny Blackstone receives a packet of 13 mysterious envelopes from her crazy Aunt Peg who left New York to pursue her art career in Europe. Aunt Peg was a flighty person, in that she would vanish for random intervals; in fact, Ginny had no idea that Aunt Peg was diagnosed with a brain tumor until well after she passed. Ginny is only allowed to open the next envelope after she completed the task in the previous one. By envelope 4, Ginny befriends a playwright/thief/artist Keith, has visited London and Scotland and has major feelings for Keith. After a disastrous romantic time in Scotland, Ginny is unsure if she will ever see Keith again. Fate time and time again brings Keith and Ginny together, and the 13 little blue envelopes change Ginny's views and transform her entire life all from one summer abroad in Europe. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and would recommend it to any reader who loves sass and humor and a good adventure! (Plus the ending is PERFECT!!) :) :)
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