Opal Watson: // Private Eye

Opal Watson, Private Eyeintroduces an exciting new middle grade mystery series based on the popular original Pinna podcast that feels like a modern-day version ofHarriet the Spy.

Opal Watson loves being a detective. When her neighbors cat goes missing or her grandmother loses her cherished cookbook, Opal is on the case. And there is no mystery she cannot solve.

Returning home to Chicago after spending the summer with her Meme Augustine in New Orleans, Opal is nervous to begin school. Despite her parents confidence, they worry about her making new friends and dealing with her Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease. When Opal gets paired with a new student, Ivy, to work on their history project together, she is hesitantafter all, she only needs her cousin, Frank, and her best friend, Madison.

But school quickly becomes the least of her worries. Madison has heard disturbances in the apartment building she and Opal live in, the Crescent. Renovations are being done, but its unclear where the noises are coming from that are upsetting all her neighbors. Even worse, the old building is the target of developers wanting to tear it down. As Opal begins to investigate, she realizes this will be her toughest case yet.

Can Opal solve the mystery at the Crescent and save her home? And what hidden truths will she uncover along the way?

Brittany J. Thurmanis the author of the picture booksFlyandForever and Alwaysand the middle grade mysteryOpal Watson, Private Eye,and the coauthor of the middle grade novelsFearless: Boulevard of DreamsandFearless: The Takeover, bothwritten with Mandy Gonzalez. She is a former childrens specialist, dedicated to ensuringchildrens literature truthfully reflects the world in which we live. Brittany holds an MFA in dramatic writing from Carnegie Mellon University and a BA in theater from Kingston University, London, England. She is an avid traveler and has lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but now resides in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

• Publisher: Storytide
• Publish Date: April 15, 2025
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• Type: Hardback
• EAN/UPC: 9780063326491
• Dimensions: 8.3 X 5.5 X 1.0 inches | 10.2 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Kids