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The 52 Book Club's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by the52bookclub

October Mini-Challenge: Local legends
From Big Foot or the Yeti, to the Loch Ness Monster, Atlantis, or the legend of the fountain of youth, there are so many different types of legends out there. You could chose a book that mentions King Arthur and his knights of the round table, or a book featuring a local ghost story or cryptid like Frogman or the Jersey Devil. A legend differs from myth in that it’s usually built around a historical event or person (something that people believe to be true.)

The “local” part of this prompt is also up to your own interpretation. You could chose a famous legend from your city or home country, or could decide on a legend that is local for the character in the novel.

And remember, while our theme for October may be “spooky,” there are lots of non-scary options for this prompt too! 
All books added
Haunted Ohio: Ghostly Tales from the Buckeye State (Buckeye Haunts) by Chris Woodyard

Haunted Ohio: Ghostly Tales from the Buckeye State (Buckeye Haunts)

Chris Woodyard

212 pages • paperback • 1994

nonfiction dark mysterious slow-paced
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

Hollow Kingdom

Hollow Kingdom #1

Kira Jane Buxton

308 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
A World Full of Spooky Stories: 50 Tales to Make Your Spine Tingle by Angela McAllister

A World Full of Spooky Stories: 50 Tales to Make Your Spine Tingle

Angela McAllister

128 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction childrens middle grade short stories adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton

The House of Dies Drear

Dies Drear Chronicles #1

Virginia Hamilton

missing page info • digital • 1968 user-added

fiction historical mystery young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced
De naam in het boek by Catherine Fisher

De naam in het boek

Catherine Fisher

missing page info • hardcover • 1991

fiction fantasy challenging informative fast-paced
Meeting the Other Crowd by Carolyn Eve Green, Eddie Lenihan

Meeting the Other Crowd

Carolyn Eve Green, Eddie Lenihan

351 pages • paperback • 2003

nonfiction dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Myths and Mysteries of Wisconsin: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained, First Edition by Michael Bie

Myths and Mysteries of Wisconsin: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained, First Edition

Myths and Mysteries

Michael Bie

189 pages • paperback

nonfiction history sociology dark mysterious medium-paced
The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier

The Measure of a Man

Sidney Poitier

272 pages • paperback

nonfiction art autobiography biography memoir reflective slow-paced
The Inheritance by Robin Hobb, Megan Lindholm

The Inheritance

Realm of the Elderlings #4.5/9.5

Robin Hobb, Megan Lindholm

400 pages • paperback • 2011

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous dark slow-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

497 pages • paperback • 1897

fiction classics horror literary adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced