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Welcome to the Scatterhorn Museum! But don't get too excited - it's a cold and dingy place, crammed full of tatty stuffed animals and junk. Nobody much wants to visit any more, and its days are surely numbered. But when Tom is sent to live here he soon finds there is more to this museum than meets the eye. The animals may be shabby and moth-eaten - but they possess an incredible secret. And when Tom discovers he can go right back to the time of their making, a hundred years earlier, he embarks on a journey full of unimaginable terrors... Join Tom in his breathtaking adventure in and out of time, from an Edwardian ice fair to the wastes of Mongolia, the jungles of India, and beyond....
Is The Museum's Secret appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Middle grade time-travel adventure with period-appropriate peril and danger across historical settings. Contains 'unimaginable terrors' but appropriate for the age group—adventure thrills rather than graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include abandonment and peril.
Who'll love this
Kids who love museums, time travel, and globe-trotting adventures will be hooked by the magical stuffed animals and journeys to exotic historical locations.