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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.So what's in it for you?:
- Well, only a SIGNED copy of The Butterfly Clues!
Since Lo stumbles upon the butterfly pendant in a flea market, I want to know about your best flea market, thrift store or hand-me-down find! Show me a picture, describe it and tell me how and where you found it.
Here, I'll show you mine!
Rules:
- This giveaway is an international
- Must answer my question in the comments below.
- Must fill out the form
- May only enter once.
- Must be 13 years or older
And if the summary doesn't tempt you, check out this majorly EPIC book trailer. Got tingles? Yeah, me too!
I guess I'll go with garage sale. They have all junks there:P. Thx for this gveaway:D
ReplyDeleteThe best thrift store find I ever had to be this really old book that had collections of poems and stories. I cherish that book so much. :D
ReplyDeleteThis would sound really silly but I bought a Doraemon fan from a thrift store when I was in Japan. Fast forward 4 years later and my niece still loves it and it's still working. I thought it was really cute :)
ReplyDeletethe best thrift store find i ever had was a vintage green clover strap that i now love so much!
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My fave and most "valuable" flea market find was a silver brooch with Gothic-style initials that happened to match mine! I don't wear brooches, so I turned it into a belt buckle. I'd link to a pic, but I've given it to my sister for good-luck when she left for college.
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It was a tiny little dreamcatcher (I love dreamcatchers <3). I found it in a garage sale :)
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I have never ever really been to any. I used to go to flea markets when I was little to see the circus, even though the clowns scared me.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I like going to the huge christmas market every christmas :D
Hi, the best is garage sale with book :D
ReplyDeleteOne that unfortunately closed here in Sampa... It has so many good books for such good prices =( Even got The Kindgom Come for about 12 dollars - the DeluxeEdition! O.O
ReplyDeleteI found a purple dragon incense holder.
ReplyDeleteThe best find I've had so far was at a garage sale. I found an antique plow with the manufacturers writing w/date and all still on the handles, all the implements and plow still has all the original paint. I got it really really cheap. :)
ReplyDeleteMy most prized hand-me-down is my grandmother's wedding band. She left it to me when she passed away. I was seventeen when she died and eight years later I got to wear her wedding band as my "something old" on my own special day! I had to pin it to my gown as my nana had herself some chunky digits!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite flee market finds are always books! Or note books! I have a serious notebook fetish so whenever I come within paying distance of a cute hand-made or vintage notebook then I'm beyond restraining (much to my husband's sorrow)!
A small red book of Edgar Allan Poe works from a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteUmmm...book sale put up by my local library. I bought 50+ for under $15!!! :O Crazy right?! Many books were new!
ReplyDeleteI found my boyfriend a really old action figure. It was from and old movie and he loves it. I still think it is a bit strange but what can you do? ;)
ReplyDeleteI got this really cheap microwave when I first moved out. Seriously, $5. It lasted through so many years! Still keeps on going.
ReplyDeleteI go flea marketing and stuff, but I cant think of anything that I found that was really special to me.
ReplyDeleteI went to a garage sale once and got the Fablehaven series for 50 cents, and I was so excited...
ReplyDeleteAlso, there's a thrift store near us called Revival, and I got the most awesome pair of jeans in it, and got this cute little headscarf thingy. =0
A gorgeous hand made wood chair. Only $75 and it''s feels like a throne.
ReplyDeleteThe 'Night Market' here in Baguio City, Philippines. All the good stuff could be found there and it only opens at 9pm-12mn. Plus a whole road is closed during that time because that certain road is where the owners of the shops organize and open their stalls.
ReplyDeleteI love checking out garage sales, but I never find anything too good. But I did get a nice slide for the kids once for cheap. :)
ReplyDeleteMy best find was on Craigslist ..baby bassinet. But not only the bassinet ..the seller and I became friends! 3yrs now. :)
ReplyDeleteMy father collects bronze statues and I found one of Justitia (goddess of justice) in a flea market and surprised him! He loved it:)
ReplyDeleteMy barrister bookcase. It was free, I found it posted on Craigslist. I was so happy and it is absolutely beautiful. It has gorgeous triangle glass designs on the top shelf and it's in perfect condition. I guess one man's trash is definately another woman's treasure!!
ReplyDeletethere is no antique store or flea market where i live =(
ReplyDeleteI bought a whole bunch of Nerf guns at a garage sale once. My little cousins and I had a blast shooting each other. XD
ReplyDeleteIn the Philippines, I found this hand-me-down bookshop called Book Sale. They have all the books at the cheapest price!
ReplyDeleteThe best thing that I've acquired second-hand was an opal ring. My best friend's great-aunt was extremely old and was passing out her jewelry to her family. My eyes bulged when she set it out, and she said that she wanted me to have it. Everyone else thought it was terrible and gaudy, so it was not an issue. I later found out that it was over one hundred years old and worth a LOT of money. I keep it in a safety deposit box, but I wear it on very special occasions.
ReplyDeleteA stuffed animal of ALF! Did you ever watch that show? I loved it when I was a kid, and I had an ALF stuffed animal then, but it was sold in a garage sale when I was 5. Then, when I was around 15 and rummaging around at a garage sale, and I found another same type of ALF stuffed animal! Of course I bought it, and I love him!
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i like flea markets, but didn't go to one for a long time already. i probably should ^^
ReplyDeleteMy grandma wanted to throw away a bunch of really old/oldish cameras. I asked her if I could have them instead and she said yes. I love retro stuff. :D They're not working or anything but they look really cool on my shelf.
ReplyDeleteMy greatest flea market find is my old fashioned polaroid camera! It caught my eye immediately when I was walking around looking for anything special. The old man selling me it even included the film for it when I purchased it! I cherish deeply and only use it for very special occasions.
ReplyDeleteI like flea markets, but rarely buy anything. I loved this used bookstore chain in Japan: BOOKOFF. They have so many books. And it's really cheap. Perfect :)
ReplyDeleteI love garage sales. I bought a St. John Knit sweater once for $10 and I sold it to one of the lady for $60 ! :P
ReplyDeleteIt would have to be garage sales since we don't have many thrift type like stores around here!
ReplyDeleteI'm a charity shops junkie here in UK :) We don't have flea markets in my town, but there is Leek, small town next to us choke full of antique shops and it has car boot antique sales every weekend. Also Portobello street in London has a famous vintage/antique market to die for, and I very much like to go on one of the big antique/vintage fairs they organise in UK few times a year. I get my finds on Ebay, in charity shops and on car boot sales. I absolutely love vintage, enamel and venetian glass jewelry. My latest favorite is a Christmas present from my hubby - a vintage Wedgewood cameo. Here is the pic http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/405572_10150473405254765_572974764_8468142_1579187762_n.jpg
ReplyDeleteFlea markets with old movies and books!
ReplyDeletea whole bunch (about 50) VHS tapes with movies - for a buck at a yard sale
ReplyDeleteI once found amazing vintage dress that cost only 5 dollars...
ReplyDeleteI found 4 lovely little small metal jewellery (boxes?!)/tins which were painted on the top and different shapes (heart, circle etc) in a charity shop when i was on holiday. I have gifted two of them since then and i still have the other two.
ReplyDeleteHeaqvyish silver colored tray with feet. Gorgeous. Can't wait to shoot with it. That or a good, cheap camera bag.
ReplyDeleteOld jewelry and old book markets... gotta love'em :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! :)
an amazing dress and some classic syle jewelry at a garage sale. Deal. lol
ReplyDeletePorcelain Classic Winnie the Pooh Bookends for my son's nursery! In perfect condition and totally gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI've never really found anything from a garage sale, thrift store or flea market as I don't tend to visit them much. However, one time I found a really cute knitted doll for $1 and I gave it to my younger sister.
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