Booklist Queen's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Epic Adventure
Think there and back again.

You don't have to limit yourself to fantasy like The Hobbit. Though that would be a great pick. Any book where the characters set out on an epic quest, or a journey of discovery, or even a haphazard road trip across the country.
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Stig of the Dump by Clive King

Stig of the Dump

Clive King

244 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction childrens adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig

The Girl Who Saved Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas #2

Matt Haig

329 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade lighthearted fast-paced
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

Between Earth and Sky #1

Rebecca Roanhorse

12 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Improbably Yours by Kerry Anne King

Improbably Yours

Kerry Anne King

348 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House on the Prairie

Little House #3

Laura Ingalls Wilder

335 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction childrens classics historical adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail by Heather Anish Anderson

Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail

Heather Anish Anderson

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature travel adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #1

Stephen Fry

527 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction history short stories adventurous funny informative medium-paced
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

A Spindle Splintered

Fractured Fables #1

Alix E. Harrow

119 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom

Six of Crows #2

Leigh Bardugo

546 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig

A Boy Called Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas #1

Matt Haig

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced