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The Case of the Heartbreak Heist

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By Christee Curran-Bauer

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On Sale
Dec 2, 2025
Page Count
80 pages
Publisher
Union Square Kids
ISBN-13
9781454960980

Price

$6.99

Price

$9.99 CAD

Format

  1. Hardcover

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $6.99 $9.99 CAD
  2. Hardcover $13.99 $18.99 CAD

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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.

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Mysteries & Detective Stories

Series:

  • Pigeon Private Detectives

Christee Curran-Bauer has a BFA from Pratt Institute in communications design/illustration, and is a proud member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Curran-Bauer is a Jersey girl currently living in Maryland with her family and spoiled French bulldog. She invites you to visit her at christeewithadoublee.blogspot.com and on Twitter at @ChristeeDoubleE.

  • "A tasty blend of humor and facts that will leave readers hungry for more."
    Kirkus Review

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Christee Curran-Bauer

About the Author

Christee Curran-Bauer has a BFA from Pratt Institute in communications design/illustration, and is a proud member of The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Christee is a Jersey girl currently living in Maryland with her family and spoiled French bulldog. She invites you to visit her at christeewithadoublee.blogspot.com and on Twitter at @ChristeeDoubleE.

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Pigeon Private Detectives

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The Case of the Buried Treasure
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The Case of the Poached Painting
The Case of the Missing Tarts
The Case of the Missing Tarts
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