Part of Little Blue Envelopes
First published 2005
Ginny stares at the packet that arrived after her aunt's death. Thirteen blue envelopes, each with strict instructions about when to open them. The first envelope sends the seventeen-year-old from New Jersey on an unexpected journey across Europe. She must follow each clue without knowing what comes next. No cell phone, no extra money, no backup plan. Each envelope pushes Ginny further from her comfort zone and deeper into adventures she never imagined. She navigates foreign cities, meets strangers who become friends, and discovers parts of herself she didn't know existed. The trail her aunt designed becomes more than a scavenger hunt. It becomes a path toward the person Ginny was meant to become.
Genres: fiction, adventure, coming-of-age, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: adventurous, emotional, inspirational, introspective, transformative
Tropes: coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water, found-family, scavenger-hunt
Setting: New Jersey, Europe
Period: 21st-century
322 pages · Paperback · Harperteen
Content warnings: death