Ginny needs to learn to be comfortable with herself, to have confidence, and to be open to meeting new people. Another strength of the book is that Ginny doesn't learn all the obvious lessons from her journey, either. Her plan has flaws, some obvious, some subtle, and part of Ginny's journey is coming to terms with the flawed human being her Aunt turns out to be.
She wasn't some genius artistic mastermind engineering the education and betterment of her niece. One of the strengths of the book is that Johnson didn't deify Aunt Peg the way that books like this seem tempted to do. Fortunately, Maureen Johnson doesn't take any of the easy paths or settle for obvious "lessons" with her characters so what we end up with is a rich exploration of growth, friendship, relationships, and family with just the right pacing of events to move the story along. She's pretty aggressive and that always bugs me. And I thought I'd have a harder time with Aunt Peg than I actually did. She's pretty passive and that always bugs me. I thought I'd have a harder time with Ginny than I actually did. When her aunt Peg dies and leaves her a stack of envelopes with travel instructions, Ginny reluctantly begins following the path they describe. Yes, she knows that she is shy, even with her aunt Peg (who she loves wholeheartedly), but she's okay with that. She doesn't get into trouble, she gets good grades, and she follows the rules. I loved this book and I'm afraid this review won't do it justice.
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