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The Story Locker - Where Every Tale Unlocks a New World - cover

The Story Locker - Where Every Tale Unlocks a New World

Bonnie Coyote

Publisher: PlayDream Press

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Summary

Step into The Story Locker, a jam-packed collection of imaginative fiction from the Wonderblast Chronicles series perfect for kids aged 9–12 who love variety, surprises, and stories that spark curiosity. With over 100,000 words of reading, this volume opens the door to thrilling quests, mysterious puzzles, magical moments, spooky chills, and heartfelt friendships.
 
Inside, you’ll meet a detective who uncovers a decades-old school secret, a group of kids who launch a mission to save their forest, and a backpack that holds a time capsule from the past. Explore enchanted lockers, runaway robots, ghostly playgrounds, and underground ecosystems. Each story belongs to one of eight vibrant subgenres ranging from social themes and school life to mystery, adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, animal fiction, environmental tales, and ghostly scares.
 
These stories are short, snappy, and endlessly entertaining ideal for reluctant readers, independent explorers, or anyone who believes one story just isn’t enough. Whether you're reading in bursts or bingeing cover to cover, The Story Locker delivers surprises, laughter, wonder, and meaning on every page.
 
Because at this school, stories don’t just wait to be told… they wait to be unlocked.
 
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This book is part of The Wonderblast Chronicles, a larger collection packed with 100+ short stories that bring nonstop surprises, laughter, and imagination.
 
The Wonderblast Chronicles is the ultimate short story collection for curious kids aged 9–12. Packed with 100+ stories across adventure, comedy, mystery, fantasy, horror, animals, and more, each volume offers nonstop surprises and laugh-out-loud moments. From robot vacuum sidekicks to haunted homework, talking toilets to ninja recess battles, every page brings something new. With over 100,000 words of fast-paced, wildly imaginative fiction, this series is perfect for independent readers, reluctant readers, and anyone who loves short, funny, and unforgettable stories. Dive in and discover a hundred ways to laugh, explore, and imagine more one bite-sized story at a time.
Available since: 08/29/2025.
Print length: 725 pages.

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