Starla Jean Cracks the Case

Ages 4 to 7

Starla Jean and her pet chicken, Opal Egg, return in this side-splitting third chapter book, just in time to solve a puzzling mystery that takes them on a chase through the neighborhood!

Have you ever walked a chicken on a leash?

Well, chicken expert Starla Jean will let you know firsthand, it's not easy. But that doesn't stop her from taking her pet chicken, Opal Egg, and her baby sister, Willa, out on a stroll through the neighborhood.

On their walk, they stumble upon a mysterious bead. And then another! Before they know it, they have a conundrum on their hands, and it's up to Starla and her friends to figure out just who exactly is losing these beads!

Printz Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold is back once more with this irresistible story of a girl, her chicken, and an unfolding mystery, superbly illustrated by A. N. Kang.

About the Author

Elana K. Arnold is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels and children's books. She lives in Southern California with her family and a menagerie of pets.

elanakarnold.com

A. N. Kang has been working as a children's book author and illustrator ever since her first picture book, The Very Fluffy Kitty, Papillon, published in 2016. Her works include My Big Bad Monster, Celebrate You!, and Squirrel's Family Tree.

annakangdesign.com.