

Opal Watson: Private Eye
Author: Brittany J. Thurman
Series: Opal Watson
Narrator: Maya Graves
Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Storytide
Published: 04/15/2025
Author: Brittany J. Thurman
Series: Opal Watson
Narrator: Maya Graves
Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Storytide
Published: 04/15/2025
Brittany J. Thurman is the author of the picture books Fly and Forever and Always and the middle grade mystery Opal Watson, Private Eye, and the coauthor of the middle grade novels Fearless: Boulevard of Dreams and Fearless: The Takeover, both written with Mandy Gonzalez. She is a former children’s specialist, dedicated to ensuring children’s 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.
I was provided an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This was a great middle grade. I really liked the main character and her drive. I liked how curious and how smart she was. I loved getting to know her and her friends. I also find the whole mystery plot quite interesting and it kep......more
A huge thank you to Brittany J. Thurman and HarperChildrens for the copy of Opal Watson: Private Eye! 🕵️♀️📚✨ This middle-grade mystery had a lot to love! 💕 Opal is a fantastic protagonist—curious, intelligent, and determined. 🧠🔎 Her love for solving mysteries shines through in every part of the......more
Opal loves helping friends and family find answers to problems, and now her friend Madison says she can hear noises in her bathroom wall. At the same time Jesse, a contractor, is in charge of renovations in their building, and If they aren’t done in time the building will be sold and possibly torn d......more
I liked this character a lot. She approaches her investigations, and even her attitude towards homework and projects at school is with a mind frame of a journalist searching for facts, not rumors or ghosts. She is very confident and proactive. I felt like I was missing books 1 and 2, but this is the......more
Probably a 3.5 overall, rounded up to 4 stars. This was a pretty solid middle-grade mystery with some fantastic disability representation! I love an apartment building as a setting and this one had hidden rooms, mysterious tenants, and a reluctant remodeling to boot! I think the mystery itself could......more