True Crime Files: Heist at the Museum!: A Mystery for Kids Ages 8–12

Charlie O'Neill is still grieving his mom and desperate for his dad's attention when he overhears three smooth-talking surfers planning the heist of the century. The target? The priceless gems of the American Museum of Natural History. The problem? Nobody believes a kid. So Charlie decides to stop it himself. What follows is a breathless night of locked iron gates, cut glass, a swaying rope five stories up ― and a choice that makes right and wrong a lot more complicated than Charlie expected. True Crime Files: Heist at the Museum! is inspired by the real 1964 theft of the Star of India sapphire, one of the most legendary jewel heists in U.S. history. The thieves were real. The gems were real. And the story is even wilder than you'd imagine. A kid who won't be ignored, a heist that can't be stopped ― when Charlie overhears surfers plotting the robbery of the century, no one believes him. So he decides to stop it himself Based on a jaw-dropping true story ― the real 1964 theft of the Star of India sapphire from New York's American Museum of Natural History, one of the most audacious jewel heists in U.S.