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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
Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic

Practical Magic

Alice Hoffman

416 pages • digital • 2020

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Monsters You Should Know by Emma SanCartier

Monsters You Should Know

Emma SanCartier

112 pages • digital • 2018 user-added

fiction fantasy horror funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Ride the Wreck by Max Walker

Ride the Wreck

Stonewall Investigations: Blue Creek #2

Max Walker

6 hours, 48 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery romance adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

NOS4A2

Joe Hill

692 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Tanqueray by Brandon Stanton, Stephanie Johnson

Tanqueray

Brandon Stanton, Stephanie Johnson

3 hours, 17 minutes • audio • 2022

nonfiction memoir reflective medium-paced
Big Fish by Daniel Wallace

Big Fish

Daniel Wallace

192 pages • paperback • 1998

fiction contemporary magical realism reflective slow-paced
We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Phyllis Michael Wong

We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Phyllis Michael Wong

196 pages • paperback • 2022

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman

Lady in the Lake

Laura Lippman

352 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction historical mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
How to Spot a Sasquatch by J. Torres

How to Spot a Sasquatch

J. Torres

64 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

182 pages • paperback • 1950

fiction classics science fiction short stories adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced