StoryLock (Volume 1): The Museum of Stolen Time
Paperback book, 226 pages; Reading Age 8-12
Read the story. Catch the lies. Unlock the ending.
On a stormy opening night at the Meridian Museum, the largest clock in the building gives a strange metallic cough—and one minute vanishes.
Moments later, the museum’s historical artefacts begin to change. A coin gains the wrong king. Sand runs upwards. A captain’s true voyage disappears. A warning letter loses its message. A photograph slowly erases the girl who helped build the museum’s greatest invention.
As the altered histories spread, Maya Vale, her younger brother Leo and junior guide Amira Khan become trapped inside the museum with five suspicious adults and Tick, a sharp-tongued clockwork raven who insists that someone has activated the mysterious Chronoloom.
But there is one investigator the thief cannot reach: you.
As the Outside Reader-Agent, you must preserve details that vanish from the story, examine witness statements, rebuild timelines, understand ambitious vocabulary, expose contradictions and separate genuine evidence from misleading red herrings.
Each chapter includes a StoryLock Challenge that can only be solved by understanding what you have read. Every successful investigation releases a Truth Fragment. Collect all sixteen fragments, test each suspect’s means, motive and opportunity, and unlock the hidden message before the museum’s Great Clock strikes midnight.
Can you discover who is changing the past—and decide whether correcting history ever gives someone the right to rewrite it?
Created for children aged 8–12, The Museum of Stolen Time combines an exciting mystery adventure with reading comprehension, vocabulary, inference, logic, observation and critical thinking. It is a story children do not simply read. It is a mystery they must investigate, repair and solve.
Perfect for active reading and classroom use
This children’s adventure book is ideal for readers who enjoy clue solving, deduction, and story-driven challenges. It supports comprehension activities, close reading skills, vocabulary in context, sequencing, and problem solving for kids.
- Reading age: 8–12
- Audience: Children/Juvenile
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Primary market: United Kingdom
- Publisher: Questbound Studios Limited
- Imprint/brand where allowed: Quesbo
- ISBN: 978-1-0668783-6-9
Frequently asked questions
Is this book suitable for reluctant readers?
Yes. It is designed as an interactive mystery adventure that encourages reading engagement through puzzles, clues, and challenges.
Does the book support English and comprehension learning?
Yes. It includes opportunities to build reading comprehension, inference skills, vocabulary, and critical thinking while following the story.
Is this a standalone story?
This is StoryLock Volume 1: The Museum of Stolen Time.