Summary (from book jacket)
Inside little blue envelope 1 are $1,000 and instructions to buy a plane ticket. In envelope 2 are directions to a specific London flat. The note in envelope 3 tells Ginny: Find a starving artist.
Because of envelope 4, Ginny and her artist, a playwright/thief/bloke-about-town called Keith, go to Scotland together, with somewhat disastrous-though utterly romantic-results. Ginny isn't sure she'll see Keith again, and definitely doesn't know what to think about him. Could the answer be in the envelopes?
Ginny doesn't know it, but adventures in Rome and Paris are in envelopes 6 and 8. The rules are that she has to open one at a time, in order, so perhaps it isn't surprising that she discovers things about her life and love one by one. Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and it's all because of the 13 little blue envelopes.
Personal Thoughts
I liked this book a lot. Part of the reason is because I've been to most of the places Ginny traveled to! It was exciting to think about her standing in front of the Trevi Fountain and knowing that I've been there. She also traveled to several places I haven't been to but now want to visit...like Denmark. Ginny's adventure was very personal to me. I went through some very similar personal transformations when I was traveling, too. I found out who I was, came out of my shell, and began to see the larger picture or the world and my role within it. I always suggest a semester abroad for college students and hope they grab life with the same amount of zeal that Ginny has shown. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys travel, adventures, and finding out who you really are.
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