Books like 13 little blue envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Her summer starts when a blue envelope contains $1,000 and instructions to buy a flight. A second envelope gives directions to a London flat, a third urges her to find a starving artist, and a fourth leads her and the enigmatic playwright–thief Keith to Scotland. Their trip is both disastrous and utterly romantic, leaving Ginny uncertain if she will ever see Keith again. Everything about Ginny will change because of those 13 envelopes, making this youth novel a tale of adventure, travel, and self‑discovery.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Maureen Johnson
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