Chickie Jurin's Egg Thief

By Heidi DeStefano

Chickie Jurin, a ten-year-old future chicken expert of the world, must find a way to protect her hens' eggs from a mysterious thief. But she's also determined to solve the mystery of how chickens communicate. When she hatches a plan to ditch her little brother and sister so she can study her flock in peace, Chickie gets locked in the barn with a rattlesnake.

"I imagined venom swelling the soft tissues of my throat shut. If that snake sank its fangs into me, I was a goner-our ranch was hours from a hospital. I was ten years old and about to die."

After Chickie helps transport her pregnant mother to meet an ambulance, she is forced to spend the afternoon with the teacher at the country school, who shows her how to make a thief-catcher. Will the strange device help Chickie identify the egg thief? Will she crack the chicken clucking code? Will everyone survive the day?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1649220952
• ISBN13: 9781649220950
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Sastrugi Press LLC
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7