National Geographic Kids Book Club

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Some scary stories are more than just tall tales. This spine-tingling collection of TRUE terrors and haunting legends is perfect for Halloween—and thrills and chills all year long.

This book is not for the faint of heart…but for those brave enough, a bone-chilling, globe-trotting adventure awaits.

 

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New Books (12 books)

Terrifying True Tales: Haunting Histories, Creepy Cryptids, and Scary Stories from Around the World
Weird But True! Wild: Collector's Boxed Set: 900 Outrageous Facts About Sharks, Animals, and Dinosaurs (Includes 3 Books)
Greeking Out: The Epic Collection (Volumes 1-3, Boxed Set)
Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals (National Geographic Treasuries)
How to Survive in the Age of Knights: A Handy Guide to Defending Your Castle, Dodging the Black Death, and Mastering the Mayhem of the Middle Ages!
Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters
Science Encyclopedia: Atom Smashing, Food Chemistry, Animals, Space, and More!
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2027 (NGK Almanac)
The Official National Geographic Kids Survival Guide
Weird But True! USA: Expanded Edition: 350 Fascinating Facts About the Fifty States
Weird But True! Know-It-All U.S. Presidents, Updated & Expanded
Just Jokes: 591½ Rib-Tickling Riddles, Knee-Slapping Knock-Knocks, and Tricky Tongue Twisters for Kids! (Just Joking)

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Don't Read This Book Before Bed: Thrills, Chills, and Hauntingly True Stories
Coolest Animals on the Planet
Weird But True Halloween: 300 Spooky Facts to Scare You Silly
That's Creepy: Spine-Tingling Facts That Will Test Your Creep-out Factor (National Geographic Kids)
History's Mysteries: Curious Clues, Cold Cases, and Puzzles From the Past (National Geographic Kids)
Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!): Updated and Expanded!
National Geographic Kids Why?: Over 1,111 Answers to Everything
Weird But True! Disney: 300 Wonderful Facts to Celebrate the Magic of Disney
That's Fact-tastic!: Mind-blowing, Eye-popping, Jaw-dropping Stuff About Our World (Bet You Didn't Know)
Weird but True! Star Wars: 300 Epic Facts from a Galaxy Far, Far Away....

Comments (11034)

olliebob olliebob

Hey guys! I just wanted to let y'all know that... it's my birthday tomorrow!!! I'm turning 15! So, I thought I'd also do a shoutout real quick to lulubob, jewelbob, swirlycool, kathead, lemonade11, neonbook, demosthenes, sporto28, dancer345, egghead44, bookworm934, soccergirl67, treefrog345, kittycutie, violetluv, hannahbanana, julia13, bean_boy, bbseals, bookqueen1o13, mermaid1, callie_b, ginnymweasley, grapefruit, starylight, bookstory13, beachbreeze14, chlooe, and applemango. Sorry if I missed you! You're all my friends! :D
shootingstars shootingstars

15! Wow! Happy B-Day! (I’m sorry I am so late) T-T
callie_b callie_b

HAPPY BDAY!!!! I've missed u on this site! I hope you have a great day and thanks so much for the shoutout! xD
auntieb auntieb

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
ajg16 ajg16

Happy (late) birthday @olliebob! Hope your day was great
bookstory14 bookstory14

Happy birthday @Olliebob!! One year closer to a driver's licence XD Happy birthdae!!!!
chlooe chlooe

:O Happy belated birthday!!
bacon_bitzz bacon_bitzz

Happy B-day!!! (Oof I got missed.... 😢 but I'm fine..)
olliebob olliebob

Oh, sorry! I could've sworn I put you in there. Anyway thank you!
chlooe chlooe

xD *Plays the sad meme* I shall give you my shoutouts!!
bacon_bitzz bacon_bitzz

Yeas, that is very fitting! Thanks for the shout out!!!!
pokemonlover405 pokemonlover405

hey everyone fact time what sport do you do? I do karate I used to be black belt candidate ( one belt from black) then when I changed schools I was demoted right now I am a green belt I also have broken several boards about one inch thick with by hands!! + feet too
callie_b callie_b

wOW thats so cool! I play soccer and tennis and ski in the winter :D
ajg16 ajg16

Wow that's awesome
bookstory14 bookstory14

SOCCER and I joined track-I'm trying out the discus currently but I can't throw shotput or do hurdles soooo
beachbreeze16 beachbreeze16

I do karate too! I have been doing it for 8 years and will be able to get my "adult" black belt when i turn 16 (right now i have a "junior black belt", which i think is unfair just because i started young i have to wait until i'm older) But yea my junior black belt test was 6 hours :-O that was last year :)
pokemonlover405 pokemonlover405

yea for my black belt test I have to be sixteen and in the test we have to 100 pushups and setups each day and it is about a week long also run a mile or two a day/morning/afternoon
beachbreeze16 beachbreeze16

Same here with the 100 pushups and situps and running thing before the test!!! I wonder if we do the same type of karate!? Do you do yours at LifeTime Fitness Gym on Monday and Wednesdays?
Bob Bob

Bob's me name Bob's always been me name idk why I'm doing this but I'm bob. Some people like to call me chicken bob but I prefer BOB just BOB. 👌👌👍👍
beachbreeze16 beachbreeze16

Hey guys! I'm trying to think of what to do for a new "avatar craze"---like maybe teal and purple, or yellow and green, or some other bright spring-ish color combo. Any ideas?
ajg16 ajg16

Happy April fools! Anyone do some good pranks? Me and @pizzagirl7 made Brown-E's! Cut up brown construction into E's and pretended to make brownies lol
auntieb auntieb

That sounds awesome!!!!
bookstory14 bookstory14

I made those too! I love them XD I did another one: On a large, upside-down Styrofoam cup write "BEWARE: LARGE, FEROCIOUS SPIDER UNDERNEATH. DO NOT LIFT UNLESS READY TO SQUASH." And then tear a bit out of the rim when you place it on the table so it looks like the spider chewed its way through.
bookstory14 bookstory14

Thanks! I got it from somewhere, but I can't remember anymore. Probably from Pinterest :)
ajg16 ajg16

I might have to try that.. Like maybe tommorow.. For no reason 😂
beachbreeze16 beachbreeze16

Lol! I just took some window markers and drew stuff on my parent's mirror
ajg16 ajg16

Lol that's funny. Did you have to clean it up? 😂
pokemonlover405 pokemonlover405

@ajg16 I friend at my co-op did that so funny so many people went hoping for some!! I filled an old skittle bag with skittle sized dirt tricked so many people some boys were fighting over it before they figured it out the guy almost poured it into his mouth
ajg16 ajg16

eww lol that's so funny
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