The Case of the Heartbreak Heist
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2025 · Est. 24 min read

The Case of the Heartbreak Heist

Written by Christee Curran-Bauer

Part of the Pigeon Private Detectives series

Props vanish at a baking contest. Can pigeon detectives solve the mystery?

3.8 Goodreads · 10 ratings
80 pages· 2,153 words· Est. 24 min read· ~620L
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In City Park, the Great Bake-a-Thon is in jeopardy as crucial baking props mysteriously disappear. Enter the Pigeon Private Detectives, a quirky team determined to crack the case. With curious clues and rising stakes, can these feathered sleuths outsmart the elusive thief and save the beloved competition? Join the adventure filled with humor and unexpected twists as the PPD face their toughest challenge yet.

From the publisher

An action-packed early chapter book full of humor and adventure, featuring pigeon detectives and a cohort of other animals. Lights. Camera. Heartbreak. The residents of City Park are ready for this year’s beloved baking competition, The Great Bake-a-Thon: Valentine’s Edition, but someone keeps stealing the props! Without essential items like whisks, cake tins, and cookie cutters, the show may come to a grinding halt. Luckily, the Pigeon Private Detectives–PPD for short–are on the scene and determined to get to the heart of the matter. But the clues on the case are quite curious, leaving the PPD perplexed. Have they finally met their match in a case they can’t crack? Once again, author-illustrator Christee Curran-Bauer pokes fun at detective procedurals with kid-friendly humor, as she did in The Case of the Missing Tarts and The Case of the Poached Painting.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
80
Words
2,153
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
~620L
The series

The Pigeon Private Detectives series

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The Case of the Missing Tarts
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4
F&P level
~O
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
558448
Publication
Published
December 2, 2025
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781454960980

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