Ginny Blackstone, the normal "Plain Jane" American girl from New Jersey was given a huge task to complete. Ginny's Aunt Peg, who she considered to be amazing and adventurous, died of a brain tumor. Ginny never really accepted that her aunt was dead, but more in fact that she was gone. Aunt Peg was a striving artist who was always broke, traveling from place to place, and somehow getting by. Ginny thought that Peg was so interesting, but she could never be unless her aunt was with her (or so she thought).
Before Aunt Peg died, she wrote thirteen letters, sealed in thirteen little blue envelopes, addressed to Ginny. In each envelope was a task to complete in a foreign country. Some envelopes told her to go places; others told her to meet new people. After she followed Peg's directions in an envelope, she was allowed to open the next.
All of Ginny's traveling takes place in Europe. She is not allowed to bring anything with her that won't fit in her backpack. Ginny was not allowed to take guidebooks, money, or "electronic crutches." Aunt Peg had thought all of this through. So what is the point of this? What is Aunt Peg really trying to tell Ginny? Read to find out.
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