A Case Most Fowl
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2026

A Case Most Fowl

By Brittany J. Thurman

Book #2 in the Opal Watson series

A missing bird leads to family secrets and hidden histories. Can young detectives solve the mysteries?

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208 pages
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Opal Watson, a young detective, faces two mysteries: a missing bird named Blizzard and the enigmatic Maude Watson. Teaming up with friends, including a reformed bully, Opal uncovers secrets that lead her through Chicago's cemeteries and tunnels. As they delve deeper, they realize Blizzard's disappearance is just the beginning. Can Opal solve the ciphers and outsmart the birdnappers, or will these intertwined mysteries prove too challenging?

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In this second book in the middle-grade mystery series based on the popular Pinna podcast, super sleuth Opal Watson teams up with a new friend to find a missing bird and unravels even more secrets about her family’s legendary history.Opal’s schoolmate Piper has lost a beloved pet: a bird named Blizzard that disappeared while her family was moving into a new house. Opal and Frank agree to track down Blizzard, even though it means teaming up with Piper’s older brother, Jake, a former bully who claims he has changed his ways.Meanwhile, Opal is still solving a mystery of her own: Who was Maude Watson–the woman whose picture she stumbled across in an old issue of the Chicago Defender newspaper–and how is she related to Opal?As Opal and her friends investigate both cases, they discover that Blizzard is more than just a missing pet–and she’s not the only one missing. Meanwhile, Maude’s case has Opal puzzling through a series of ciphers that take her from Chicago’s historic cemeteries to abandoned underground tunnels. Can Opal and her friends outwit the birdnappers while unraveling Maude’s past, or will these two cases prove to be too much?

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
208
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
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Published
February 10, 2026
Publisher
Storytide
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Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
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ISBN
9780063326545

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