# Starla Jean Cracks the Case - Hardcover

by **Elana K. Arnold** (Author), **A. N. Kang** (Illustrator)

**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 first hand, it's not easy. But that doesn't stop Starla 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, there's 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.

### Author Biography

**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.

**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 _The Squirrel Family Tree_.

**Number of Pages:** 96

**Dimensions:** 0.45 x 8.55 x 5.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 18, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 16.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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