Maureen Johnson is made of magic and win. I’m pretty sure this is
fact.
Given my history of travel, especially solo travel, this
story struck a very personal chord within me. The story is about this girl
named Ginny, who at the beginning of the book learns of her aunt’s death and is
given a bundle of blue envelopes from her. The first letter instructs her to
book a flight to London – to leave behind all forms of communication and follow
the instructions to the letter (hah – see what I did there?). She ends up
travelling all over Europe – to Amsterdam, Greece, Italy, Scotland, France, and
Denmark – makes friends, and completes little tasks along the way (such as
finding her aunt’s old friends, who end up teaching her a variety of lessons.)
Most of you will remember my own personal trip around Europe a few years ago.
My personal experiences in Europe that summer, and from other trips there over
the years, made me really identify with the narrator. It reminded me of how
much I loved to travel, especially alone, and while I followed Ginny’s travels
throughout the book, to many places I have been (the exceptions would be
Amsterdam, Rome, and Greece) I craved those places again. I think Maureen
Johnson was able to paint a very interesting, realistic picture of a young girl
travelling alone and discovering herself, and who her aunt really was, along
the way.
Likelihood I will reread: 100%
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Page count: 541
(I only read 70 pages of this book, to finish it, during the readathon)
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