13+Little+blue+envelopes

Paige=person A Karina=person B Katie=person C Laurel=person D
 * WEEK 1:**

QUESTIONS:
 * 1) What are the 13 little blue envelopes? They are letters from her aunt telling her directions of what to do
 * 2) Who is the main character and what is the conflict of the book? Gin, she doesn't know if she can go or not
 * 3) Who is giving Gin the envelopes? Her Aunt
 * 4) Does Gin go along with the envelopes telling her to go to London? Yes
 * 5) Would you have done the same thing as Ginger did with the envelopes? Yes it sounds like a fun adventure

QUOTES: “Remember how we use to play the “ Today I live in” game when you were little and use to come visit me in New York? (I think I liked “I live in Russia” best. We always plated that one in winter. We’d go to see the Russian art collection at the Met, stomp through the snow in Central Park, then go to that little Russian Restaurant the Village that had those really good pickles and that weird hairless poodle who set in the window and barked at cabs.)” This quote is important because flashbacks to when she was little and also giving her a clue to what she might have to do. 2. Suddenly honking. A big black cab whizzed past her. As Grinny jumped back, she saw something written on the road. LOOK LEFT. "its like they know me," she mumbled to herself.

Karina= person A Katie= person B Paige= person C Laurel= person D
 * WEEK 2**

The type of language they use in this book is understandable. The reading level is appropriate for our age because its not difficult nor too easy to read.

QUOTES:
 * 1) “Well, Mad Ginny Virginia from America, I guess I owe you a drink since you’ve made me the first person in all of recorded history to sell this place out.”(Johnson, 72)
 * 2) “Some people believe that they are guided by forces, that the universe cuts paths fro the, through the dense forest of life, showing them where to go. Ginny did not believe that for a second” (Johnson, 93)
 * 3) “He disappeared through the crowd before Ginny could even manage to trn around to watch him go.“ (Johnson, 120)
 * 4) “Outside the train on the ride home, the scenery was changing rapidly. First city, then green hills and pastures with hundreds f sheep nibbling at endless patches of green grass.” (Johnson, 115)

1. What did Keith do on the car ride to Scotland? slept the whole time 2. When she saw David for the first time what was he doing? sitting on the sidewalk with his cell phone

WEEK 3 Paige= Person A Laurel= Person B Karina= person C Katie= Person D

QUOTES: “Travestere ccouldn;t be a real place. It looked like Disney had attacked a corner of Rome with leftover pastel paint and created the coziest, most picturesque neighborhood ever. “ page 149

“That night, Ginny sat in the wide, empty lobby , at the long table with the mismatched wooden chairs that held the hostel’s computers. Every seat was taken. People from all over hunched intently, reading their emails from home , composing epic web logos, totally unaware of eachother’s presence.” Page 171

“Ginny was too amazed to speak. It was definitely him. Tall, thin , the reddish brown hair that managed to be both scruffy and perfect, the biking gloves. He smelled just a bit mustier than usual. “ page 181

SUMMARY: This week in book club my group and I talked about the book **Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes.** We talked about how Ginny is confused about the whole situation about the envelopes and her runaway aunt. Ginny misses home and is upset she cannot make contact with her friends of family. Also, about why she bought all the tickets and if we think that Ginny is going to finish her task of not opening all the letters early. Ginny is only 17 and she is roaming the world by herself. She is staying with a young man who her aunt stayed with. My group members and I thought it would be weird to stay with a complete stranger. Half my group members said they would stick with the plan and the other half said they would want to see what was in the envelopes. We believe Ginny is not going to open the envelopes early and stick with the project.

WEEK 4 Karina= Person A Katie= Person B Laurel= person C Paige= Person D

Theme: The theme in 13 Little Blue Envelopes is time is of the essence. Ginny was on a time limit with many of the tasks her aunt presented her with. The timing of her trip seemed to be in her favor because she met some influential people along the way.

QUOTES

“They were on the sidewalk, and she was still gripping his arm, just not as tightly. ‘We’re not arrested?’ She asked. ‘No,’ he said, ‘It’s Paris. You think they will arrest people for kissing? Were you worried?’”(Johnson, 189) “There was nothing left to do but eat.” (Johnson, 205) “For the next three days, Ginny followed the Knapp’s schedule. Every morning at the crack of dawn, there was a knock, a shake, some unwelcome cheer, and a printed page on her pillow.” (Johnson, 217) “Dear Ginny, Lets not be precious about it, Gin. WE haven’t talked about it s far, and it’s about time we did. I got sick. I am sick. I will continue to get sicker. I don’t like it, but that’s the truth—and it’s always better to face things head-on.” (Johnson, 230) “She was standing in the airport in Copenhagen, staring at a doorway, trying to figure out if it was (a) a bathroom and (b) what kind of bathroom it was. The door merely said H” (Johnson, 223)

QUESTIONS: Can you relate to Ginny in your own life ? Yes, because i would go roam the world to find my aunt, if she were close to me. Except, i wouldnt stay with a complete stranger and get a hotel instead because u never know what the person shes staying with is capable of doing.

Would you be scared if you were her traveling threw Europe by yourself? Yes, because i wouldnt know anyone there and plus i wouldnt be able to contact any of my family or friends so i would be scared to be there by myself.

What do you think Ginny is thinking is written in the last letter? where her aunt is, and why shes missing. What did Ginny think about her aunt ? That she was a lovely lady.


 * **PERSON A - GROUP LEADER** - This group member will be responsible for both keeping the group on task throughout the meeting as well as responding to the week's topical questions, listed below.
 * **PERSON B - QUOTATION FINDER** - This group member will be responsible for finding 5 important, meaningful quotations from their section of the text. They will also facilitate a discussion regarding these quotations.
 * **PERSON C - KEY QUESTIONER** - This group member will be responsible for providing 5 open-ended questions regarding the week's reading section. These questions, and their responses, will be posted on the group's wiki.
 * **PERSON D - GROUP SUMMARIZER** - This group member will be responsible for posting a thorough, two-paragraph summary of the group's Friday meeting, to be posted on the group wiki no later than the Sunday following the meeting.