To Charm or Not to Charm

So let’s think. What is the significance of a charm bracelet?

38 responses

1. RRRules 03.12.2010

   Sigh. Such a simple question with such a complex answer. I got hold of the bracelet again, and I’ve been trying various places in the school. (That’s where the other DO NOT DUPLICATE key was, so why not this one?)
   I found out (after coming early and trying every door in the school) that it opens the art room. Back to square two. (Square one is long gone.) But I haven’t checked the basemet/heater room of the school yet, so it might open another door. Any ideas? (I’d be happy if someone told me they had a key duplicator at home and could illegally copy the key.)

2. AniStory 03.12.2010

   Charm bracelets could mean anything.
   Memories.
   Ways to define one’s self.
   Clues about one’s life.

   ——-

   Amanda gave me a bird charm once.
   But I lost it.

3. RRRules 03.12.2010

   Ani; that’s a shame about the bird. :(

4. LaurelQ 03.12.2010

   Charms aren’t cheap. Thinking back to the Sapphire Diamond thing, could she have used that money to by them? And it wouldn’ be hard to use a phone book to find out where Susanna lives, but Amanda must have chosen her for a reason . . .

5. Kenzi 03.12.2010

   I have a Pandora charm bracelet (its different then ordinary charm bracelets but same idea….). Anyway, I think that the significance of the charm bracelet is well, to be a clue. Maybe its a clue to us, that Susanna knows something we should-or her family does…......

6. dem_94 03.12.2010

   I think a charm bracelet is a symbol of one’s self. They’re like snowflakes, no two are exactly the same. Every charm means something special to the owner. If it didn’t, then the owner wouldn’t wear it. Amanda wanted it obvious that she was connected to the charms, but not too obvious. Just enough to get our attention, but not someone else’s attention.

   Maybe we should figure out who she didn’t want to notice the connection, and then we can work out why she didn’t want their attention?

7. SarahB 03.12.2010

   Charm bracelets, in general, are supposed to bring good fortune to you in various endeavours… for example, a money-themed charm is intended to bring you good fortune in financial affairs. A cupid charm would bring you good luck in love, etc.

   I’m tempted to say that the bracelet was supposed to bring you guys to Susanna. I reckon it’s worth talking to her some more, and figure out what her “problem” is… so that you can help her out.

8. tweetie 03.12.2010

   well no 2 people have the same bracelet coz you can buy different charms for each bracelet. so maybe its something to do with unique.

9. trumpetgirl 03.12.2010

   RRRules..I don’t have one, but suprisingly my friend’s dad is a locksmith, and I recently went over to her house to find her dad had an old key duplicator kit. We tried it out with a really old key that we found in her basement, and it made an exact match! Its actually really easy. Now the charm bracelet…. well, I think the fact that Susanna already had the bracelet, but Amanda applied the charms means something. Charms are usually chosen with a purpose or theme in mind. So if the coyote signifies Amanda, that she’s watching perhaps, then the key must mean Susanna has to unlock something, either physcially or mentally. Maybe she has a secret that Amanda knows about that she needs to say, or maybe there is really something Amanda mentioned about or left for Susanna, that needs to be found.

10. AllieK 03.12.2010

    IDK.  A charm bracelet could mean a lot of things.  I had one once and the charms were sort of symbols of parts of my life, like memories.

11. Pipper 03.12.2010

    simple question, not so simple answer
    charms are charms, or in magic, spells, spells help us, clues help detectives find criminals, in short:
    THE CHARMS ARE A MESSAGE
    Ok, the obvious things are:
    1.Amanda gave the charms to Susanna
    2. For a purpose
    3.They’re clues
    Things that aren’t that obvious:
    1.Susanna could be the 4th guide
    2.Or Amanda wants us to help Susanna, like she does us to help Bea
    3.Callie, every envelope you found, was purple, the wrapping was purple
    4.So not that obviously, Amanda is linked to Callie’s mum, because we know that Amanda gave the charms to Susanna, and on the purple envelopes were Callie’s Mum’s work’s logo, so yeah

12. _Sakura_ 03.13.2010

    It does depend! We have to see the charms to try to make sense of them. A charm could hold memories and many more..

13. _Sakura_ 03.13.2010

    I think that’s a good question Milana, what if the totems were maybe passed on from generation to generation? Weird idea I know… >.<

14. Milana 03.13.2010

    You know, how did Amanda decide which totems were which?  Why is she the coyote and why are deer sweet and shy?  I’m not exactly a dolphin, but the quiz said I was.  So maybe if we try to find out where she got the totem ideas, we can find out more.

    (And where do they sell coyote charms?)

15. Rachy-wachy 03.13.2010

    That’s a little weird that she likes keys though… Ha ha ( :

16. myonlooker45 03.13.2010

    Amanda does collect keys you know. Mabey Susanna knew Amanda.

17. marycaulf 03.13.2010

    Amanda gave Susanna her bracelet.

18. RRRules 03.13.2010

    ~Trumpet: Can I leave the key on your homeroom desk in an envelope? Then you’ll make the copy and leave them on your desk and I’ll pick them up. Thanks.

    Amanda and Susanna were pretty tight, but I think AV wanted to help Susanna more than anything else. Susanna is a neutral, and AV wanted to help her. Maybe she knew that if she gave Susanna the bracelet, she would develop a friendship with one of the people looking for her…which turned out to be me.

19. BlueRoseGrey 03.13.2010

    OK OK OK OK OK sooooooooooo what? we know that

    A. Amanda likes keys and coyotes and the color purple. The charms were definitely from her.
    B. Amanda gave them to Suzanna for a reason.
    C. This is definitely a clue.

    Things that i am TOTALLY confused about:

    A. Why did Amanda give them to Suzanna?
    B. What is Amanda trying to TELL us with this clue?

20. TheAccomplice 03.13.2010

    This really depends on the person, I think. As for “Amanda”, the thoughtful person she is, I believe [the meaning behind the charm bracelet] comes down to Suzanna’s story, which we don’t know much about. If we find out more about Suzanna, we might find out more about Amanda’s connection to her, even if Suzanna herself doesn’t know [how Amanda is connected to her]. What I do know is that Amanda must have found her intriguing, (because it would not be like Amanda to ‘use’ someone just to end a message to some of her friends) whether she likes her personality like Nia, expression like Hal, or a background like Callie’s. When we find out more about Suzanna, we can unearth more of the mystery.

21. PastryPop 03.14.2010

    Well, after a litte research, I came across a few things that might be of intrest. Keys, in mideval times on a family crest, were used to represent guardianship or domain. Maybe, Amanda is trying to tell us that she’s now Susana’s guardian. Or that, Susana’s her domain in a way.

    Amanda and I once made charm braclets out of some stuff at the crafts store…..Too bad Heidi destroyed mine.

22. _Sakura_ 03.14.2010

    I really don’t think that Suzanna is the 4th guide, and I also do believe that just like maybe Amanda helped Bea with surgery, Amanda is helping Suzanna as well.

    The question is:
    why did she pick Suzanna? Couldn’t she have picked anyone else?

23. RRRules 03.14.2010

    thanks, trumpet. Just leave it on your desk, and I’ll pick it up.

24. peaceandluv 03.14.2010

    Maybe the key charm isnt a CHARM but a key leading sumwhere…

25. trumpetgirl 03.14.2010

    RRRules yeah that’s fine. I got the key, and I’ll talk to my friend today. I’m going over to her house, so this should be the perfect oppourtunity! I’ll get back to you when I get the key copied.

26. trumpetgirl 03.15.2010

    Left the key and its copy on your desk RRRules. My friend asked why I wanted this “do not duplicate” key copied and I lied and said I wanted to see if you could duplicate it. Well apparently you can, so hope it helps!

27. RRRules 03.15.2010

    thanks. I got it. Now I can start toying around, maybe it opens another place!

28. GirlinBlack13 03.16.2010

    Well, I think that we need to know more about Susanna. Like, what was her totem, what did she and Amanda talk about. In other words, become her friend. We all know that she was Amanda’s fourth guide, but why?? We need to find out.

    When Amanda visited St. Louis, she gave me this plain silver chain bracelet. A few days ago, I found a wooden raven, a silver key, and a note filled with tinfoil stars, with a quote I can’t remember at the time. The key was tiny and looked ancient, liked the one she wore around her neck. I’m hiding it for now, just in case, like Susanna I might get caught

29. TrueBeauty106 03.17.2010

    Susanna is most likely NOT the 4th guide. But, if I know Amanda as well as I think I do, I know that she gave her the bracelet for a reason. Amanda is mysterious and always keeps you guessing about what her next move will be. I believe the bracelet could be 2 things. 1: A clue that will help Hal, Nia, and Callie on their mission to find Amanda or 2: Amanda was simply a friend of Susanna, trying to help her survive the rollarcoaster that is life. Amanda could have helped her through family troubles, school chaos, or mean girls(cough HEIDI cough). What I’m trying to say is that Amanda seemed to help and change everyone she met for the better. Susanna could simply be one of the lucky NON-GUIDES to meet her, but we should still keep a watchfull eye on her just incase!

30. RRRules 03.17.2010

    ~GirlinBlack:
    I’m good friends with Susanna. She is the chamelion, but not the fourth guide. She only knew Amanda as “Diane”. They met in a shop. She didn’t find out her “real” name until later.

31. Squiggles 03.17.2010

    Does anybody else see the possibility that Amanda was just being, well, Amanda. Maybe she was just giving a kind, thoughtful gift to someone less well off than her.

    Or another possibility: Amanda knew it would cause chaos at school, and that people with the likes of Heidi would throw a complete tantrum over something as trivial as a bracelet. Maybe it’s the effects of the bracelet as opposed to the actual bracelet that is the clue to this mystery.

32. RRRules 03.19.2010

    Interesting, Squiggles…

33. clichepari 03.21.2010

    maybe amanda is trying to help people, i mean she gave u money when u needed it right? we all know she i the best friend anyone can have and she was always helping around. but there ae too many questions on who aanda is, why sh came to us and where is she. i thought that callie, nia and hal were the oneswrting this book but it turns out to be someone else….
    HELP

34. clichepari 03.21.2010

    hey dudes, i dint know that susanna was amanda’s fourth guidelike girlinblack13 said. maybe someone should kee me pose i am only new…
    an yes i think this bracelet problem is about totems. we all know that amanda was really into totems ad all so maybe she is doing this for a reason. totems are a for of inne power so maybe that was what she was trying to do…

35. JulietSteele 03.21.2010

    Who gave Susanna the bracelet?
    We’re pretty sure it’s Amanda who gave the charms to this girl, but who gave her the bracelet???
    Susanna seems nice but I don’t think this whole charm bracelet thing’s even close to solved.
    JULIET

36. izzap2 04.29.2010

    Theres a boy who used to go to my school, susanna went there for a couple of terms. His name was James Green, and his parents were very rich. He could’ve given it to her… maybe. thing is, I can’t ask him cos he got run over by a drunk driver last year.
    coincidence…?
    prob. not.

37. RRRules 06.01.2010

    izzap, it probably is a coincidence. There’s a lot of different types of people in this, but definitely no murderers.

38. izzap2 06.02.2010

    yeah, good point. sorry.