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

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 (11036)

bookstory14

OH LOL KWK9S I GET IT NOW! I thought you meant you had been @shootingstars (like you actually WERE her the whole time) and I was like WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US YOU CHANGED YOUR USERNAME!??!? I just (head bonk) realized that you meant that you were dressed up as her. LOL LOL LOL *embarrassed*

bookstory14

Haha lol sorry all....that was a big "oops" on my part XD

kruzingwithk9s

LOL

shootingstars

..........no, apparently that is not moi.

applemango

Yeah, I got mixed up too...>< haha

bacon_bitzz

Lol! I keep thinking your @shootingstars!! But then I read your username, and I'm like, "I should of known!!" 😂

shootingstars

......😅

potatopleb

LOL!

applemango

Hey Guys, I am now matching bookstory13 and kruzingwithk9s!

applemango

Or, I was....><

auntieb

Fun!!

auntieb

@shootingwithstars is now smiling!!

applemango

Yay!!!

auntieb

Woops! I mean @shootingstars!

applemango

Now twins with bookstory13 and kruzingwithk9s!

shootingstars

Isn’t that called “triplets”? ;-;

bookstory14

Guys! I'm winding down my "dress up as someone else", "dress as your favorite character", and "dress as your favorite color". Does anyone have any other ones that I should do? Until then, I'm just going to be chilling with the "what I actually look like" avatar. Thanks!

kruzingwithk9s

Should we do like a different gender with the avatars?

shootingstars

Didn’t we already do opposite gender too?

bookstory14

Oh, I didn't do it yet....so I'm kinda doing it right now too...

bookstory14

I feel like all the girls would do @bacon_bitzz XD but sure! When should it start?

bacon_bitzz

.....😅😆😂

shootingstars

....LOL!