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)

More Fun Books (12 books)

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....

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bacon_bitzz bacon_bitzz

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bookstory14 bookstory14

Yeah because you are! :D @bacon_bitzz you are famous because you are super nice and smart and everyone thinks you're cool XD I don't think anyone has told you that but you need to know
bacon_bitzz bacon_bitzz

Wow!! THanks!!!@bookstory13 you just made my day!!❤👍
bookstory14 bookstory14

Thanks! I really loved your comment @shootingstars!! It just has my favorite colors and what I look like :/ Lol
shootingstars shootingstars

Hi guys! SS here :3! Im trying to reach a goal of 20 followers! I would be very thankful if I could reach that goal! Thanks :D! -SS
dmsquad dmsquad

I know popsiclepanda I reel life
ravenclaw35 ravenclaw35

Hey, y'all! I need some help figuring out what to read. Do you know if any good ones? Can't wait to hear from you!-JB
ajg16 ajg16

The lunar chronicles, The war that saved my life, Magnus Chase (series), Bob, the wardens daughter, the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Let me know if you need more 👍🏻
slytherinfan slytherinfan

Hmmm... I can help. For starters, what grade are u in?
auntieb auntieb

I recommend Wonder by R.J Palacio - I just finished reading it! And anything by Brian Selznick! Also, Gail Carson Levine is an amazing author anything by her is great!!!
juniper07 juniper07

Hi i'm new. i think you should read juniper i loved it!
beachbreeze16 beachbreeze16

My personal favorites are Harry Potter, The Lunar Chronicles, Percy Jackson, the 13 Story Tree-house series, and the Hero`s guide to Saving Your Kingdom series
bookstory14 bookstory14

The Lunar Chronicles!! I just finished them and they soared to the top of my favorites list!!
ajg16 ajg16

I love how when someone ask's for a book recommendation everyone has so many good books to recommend! (Plus I love how my to-read list gets longer and longer)
applemango applemango

Yes if you haven't read them already the Rick Riordan books the whole series of all of the Percy Jackson and then adventures about Mother Earth waking up....also goo even if it is a little easy is Tuesdays at the Castle and then the whole series and,,,,All the Answers...One Crazy Summer...Classic Books....The Spider Ring By: Andrew Harwell...Ban This Book....Twintution books...Wish cover books( a little cheesy)....City of Ember and that series...Harry Potter...The Trumpet Swan...Fig Pudding...11 Birthdays and that series by: Wendy Mass, A tangle of knots...The fourteenth goldfish...Explorer Academy....Three Times Lucky..Summerlost By: Ally Condie Graphic Novels: Drama and stuff..
auntieb auntieb

Lots of those look good!
bookstory14 bookstory14

Read Tuesdays at the Castle, totally recommend it, it was probably my favorite of our list! What was yours?
auntieb auntieb

YES!! Those are super!
applemango applemango

Okay, so the list continues with the Giver...Savvy....Narnia...The Bravest Princess...39 Clues..Spy School...Dear Mr. Henshaw...Supergifted Graphic Novels continued with: Drama...Smile...Sisters...Baby sitters club...Real Friends. Nonfiction Forensic Science D.K and a lot of other National Geographic books.
bookstory14 bookstory14

Agh so many good books! Do you know if there's a way to bookmark comments (besides liking them?)
ajg16 ajg16

I don't know, but I usually grab a notebook & pencil because I know I'm going to find some good books! Lol
applemango applemango

Hope that's enough to keep you piled in books!
bookstory14 bookstory14

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for all those good books!!! @applemango!!
joeycollin13 joeycollin13

Read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (: its such a good book (: or read any of JOhn Green's books!
bookstory14 bookstory14

Jilly_bean: Comics: Awkward series, Smile book and Sisters sequel, Anya's ghost, I Am Princess X (kind of. It goes back and forth) -- Short stories: Punished -- Novels: Lunar Chronicles series, (I am reading them right now and I LOVE THEM!!! I'm just blazing through them!! One day I read for more than five hours!!! It also comes with an added book called Fairest about one of the character's backstory) Vladimir Tod series, Unwanteds series, Michael Vey series -- Those are my top ones! I hope you enjoy them! Have a nice time reading!!
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