Penelope (Lo) Marin has always loved to collect beautiful things. Her dad's consulting job means she's grown up moving from one rundown city to the next, and she's learned to cope by collecting (sometimes even stealing) quirky trinkets and souvenirs in each new place--possessions that allow her to feel at least some semblance of home.
But in the year since her brother Oren's death, Lo's hoarding has blossomed into a full-blown, potentially dangerous obsession. She discovers a beautiful, antique butterfly pendant during a routine scour at a weekend flea market, and recognizes it as having been stolen from the home of a recently murdered girl known only as "Sapphire" – a girl just a few years older than Lo. As usual when Lo begins to obsess over something, she can't get the murder out of her mind.
As she attempts to piece together the mysterious "butterfly clues," with the unlikely help of a street artist named Flynt, Lo quickly finds herself caught up in a seedy, violent underworld much closer to home than she ever imagined--a world, she'll ultimately discover, that could hold the key to her brother's tragic death.
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My favorite souvenier is a beautifull embroidered down filled jacket that I bought in Hong Komg.
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Carol T
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My favorite souvenir is a St Louis Cardinals t-shirt. I bought it at the team store at Busch Stadium. It was the only one I liked. I should have looked at the price tag before they rung it up. It was $70. I wear it quite often and will probably be buried in it.
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One of my favorite souvenir is a beautiful luck spoon I bought in Sighisoara (you can see it here --> http://thespoonman.ro/The-Luck-Spoon/) :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger, I used to collect those little models of cottages, the small ones that sit comfortably in your hand. I have loads of them in my room at home, I just love how detailed they are and so small.
ReplyDelete~Ailsa
I love collecting anything with a unicorn on it or pegasus. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI collect nutcrackers. My favorite is one that was brought back from Germany after my sister visited there.
ReplyDeleteI have a snowglobe that my oldest daughter bought for me a few Christmas's back. It means so much to me. I keep it where I see it every day!
ReplyDeleteWhen my son was in the fifth grade, he and his class went to Washington D.C. on a field-trip. He brought me a small ceramic Panda as a souvenier. That Panda is very dear to me and has brought a smile tp my face each time I see it(and has for the last thirty years!).
ReplyDeleteMy favorite little treasure is a Calvin Coolidge campaign button that I inherited from my grandmother.
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I love getting pressed pennies from the places I have gone
ReplyDeleteAt every place I visit, I try to buy a magnet representing each place.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I go anywhere where you can get souvenir pressed pennies, I get one, whether it be a zoo or museum or anywhere! Love those things.
ReplyDeleteI get shot glasses. I've got this Madame Tussaud shot glass that is a prized possession :D
ReplyDeleteOne of the most unique souvenirs I have is a replica of the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis. It's a scaled model which makes is so epic!
ReplyDeleteI picked up a piece of sea glass from the beach (:
ReplyDeleteHurricane Glasses from Pat O'Brien's bar in New Orleans!
ReplyDeleteI used to collect magnets from all the different cities I'd visit. I stop after my whole fridge was covered :)haha!
ReplyDeleteDiana M.
My favorite thing is my guitar pick earrings.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds fascinating and I can't wait to read it. My fav souvenir is probably a Celtic ring that I bought when I was in Ireland.
ReplyDeleteI collected magnets from every place in Europe I went to for my mom last summer!
ReplyDeleteI keep programmes and tickets from all events and concerts I go to so that I can remember them forever! Also all my teddy bears my fiance has boguht me over the years!
ReplyDeleteI bought the most delicate set of wind chimes when I was up the coast. I keep them inside. The slightest shift in air & they make a beautiful sound.
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I don't have any favorites but I get a lithe snow globe or figurine from every place that I have ever visited.
ReplyDeleteWell, I don't ever go anywhere so I don't get to collect things along the way. But we do go to the beach a lot and I love to collect rocks for our back yard :)
ReplyDeleteDream catchers!
ReplyDeleteI use to go to antique stores with my dad and he got me started collecting open salts. Love and cherish the ones I have now that I collected with him.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really interesting! I would love to look into the mind of a hoarder. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI collect butterfly jewelry. So my favorite that I got was a opal butterfly necklace.
ReplyDeleteI liked collecting seashells.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young, I used to collect picture frames even though I didn't have pictures to put in them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! ^^
For myself, I like to take a picture at a unique landmarks or quirky fixtures. I collect magnets for my grandmother's fridge from all the places I get to go.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome giveaway. I used to collect rocks. I had a really awesome collection with some gemstones in it as well but sadly it disappeared.
ReplyDeleteI studied abroad in Australia last spring and I guess my favorite "trinket" is that I can still feel the Australian sunshine on my back. I took daily walks just to explore the city I lived in and that is what I remember most. Another favorite "trinket" is a picture of me skydiving. I went to New Zealand for my birthday and I went skydiving as a treat. It was an intense, crazy feeling but i will always cherish those pictures :)
ReplyDeleteI found a really cool carved Chinese figurine at a yard sale. He was about 1 1/2 feet tall and super heavy! He now stands watch over my library! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, I remember my odd childhood. I used to collect rocks. Boring one's, shiny one's, poop-like one's. Then I gained some wits and started collecting sugar packets. I'd take a Splenda or Sweet & Low from any new restaurant I eat in. Now, I'm all about the books. ;)
ReplyDeleteI collect keychains.
ReplyDeleteI collect books:p ARCs, signed copies (hope to add this to my collection!) and any other book that looks great or especially interesting
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