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13 Little Blue Envelopes


13 Little Blue Envelopes

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 320

Published: 2010

Great for age 12-18 years

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Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and its all because of 13 little blue envelopes Ginny, aged 17, is left 13 little blue envelopes by her free-spirited young Aunt Peg. Little does she know just how much they will change her life Inside envelope No 1 is money and instructions to buy a plane ticket.Inside envelope No 2 are directions to a specific London flatInside envelope No 3 a note to Ginny says: Find a starving artist.And because of envelope No 4 Ginny and a man called Keith go to Scotland together, with somewhat disastrous though utterly romantic results.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called 13 Little Blue Envelopes .

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.

There are 320 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2010 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Maureen Johnson is the best-selling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Devilish, Girl at Sea, The Name of the Star, and Suite Scarlett. Visit Maureen online at www. maureenjohnsonbooks. com

 

This book is in the following series:

13 Little Blue Envelopes

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award.

Green Mountain Book Award
This book was recognised by the Green Mountain Book Award.

Volunteer State Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

Black-Eyed Susan Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

Heartland Award
This book was recognised by the Heartland Award.

"Equal parts poignant, funny and inspiring, with a delicious fairytale ending."

 

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Johnson's writing is sophisticated and humorous, her characterisations pitch perfect."

 

Kirkus Reviews