But she doesn't count on her Grandma Gerd sending her a plane ticket so that she can spend the summer trekking through Southeast Asia with her. Vassar Spoor is just as preppy as her name sounds-encouraged by her parents to set goals and aim for the top she has a life plan that includes becoming valedictorian of her prep school, attending Vassar, and marrying a doctor. This enjoyable story goes from moments of hilarity to moments of terror as it follows a young women on her journey of self-discovery through Southeast Asia. 3 stars-fluff, didn’t seem real Read more An ok story, the girl realizes how her life goals change as she gets a serious and predictable reality shock. Crazy stuff continues to happen, and she is taken hostage in a tribal opium den. Vassar finds herself breaking rules and doing things she never thought she could. Her grandmother seems a little crazy, but she gets Vassar and Hanks (the cute Asian helper/bodyguard) to help her find things for a collage.
She has promised to write a novel on the journey to get credit for her AP course, and she dutifully emails her chapters to her other overachieving friends. Vassar goes to Malaysia, with 10 bags full of every possible travel precaution. Her parents let her go, even though Vassar does not really want to. Then her kooky grandmother sends her plane tickets for a tour in Malaysia, blackmailing her parents with something mysterious. Her whole summer is packed full of AP courses and extra tutoring in order for her to edge out another girl who is close competition. She plans to graduate valedictorian, go to an Ivy League school, earn a phD and later a Pulitzer.
Vassar is a product of super-hyper parents who have her make life goals each and every night, planning out her next 20 years. This was an okay travel adventure novel based on a girl named Vassar.
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