Spooky but True

20 Real Unsolved Mysteries for Kids to Read at Halloween, Around the Campfire, or Whenever It Gets Dark

von Stuart Akoli

218 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Does your child love mysteries that make them ask, "Wait... did that really happen?"A ship is found sailing across the Atlantic with no one aboard.Three lighthouse keepers vanish from a remote island.A man collects $200,000, parachutes from a passenger plane into a rainy night, and is never identified.In Spooky but True, young readers step inside 20 strange mysteries from history, following the records, reports, eyewitness accounts, and old stories that have kept people searching for answers.What happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste? Where did the lost settlers of Roanoke go? Was there really something strange in Loch Ness? Who was D. B. Cooper? Why did heavy coffins in a sealed Barbados vault reportedly move? And what was really happening inside the house that became famous as the Winchester Mystery House?The book doesn't ask readers simply to believe the strangest version of each story. It shows them what evidence survives, and where fact begins to give way to uncertainty or legend.Along the way, special boxes help young detectives sort through the clues: WHAT WE KNOWEvidence that can still be checked.WHAT OLD ACCOUNTS SAYStories preserved in historical sources when stronger evidence may no longer exist.WHAT LEGEND ADDSDetails that appeared as strange stories were told and retold.Then the reader takes over.At the end of every chapter, a Case File lays out possible explanations, and a Detective Prompt challenges young readers to decide what they think really happened.Perfect for curious readers ages 8-12 who love unsolved mysteries, strange history, unexplained events, creepy stories, and playing detective.Read a case alone. Share one around a campfire. Save one for Halloween or for any night when the house makes a sound you can't quite explain.Find a flashlight. Pick a mystery. Start investigating.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798174539440
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published