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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
Caribbean Folk Tales by Wendy Shearer

Caribbean Folk Tales

Wendy Shearer

160 pages • hardcover

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling

These Witches Don't Burn

These Witches Don't Burn #1

Isabel Sterling

336 pages • digital • 2019

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Scary Stories #1

Alvin Schwartz

128 pages • paperback • 1981

fiction childrens horror short stories dark mysterious fast-paced
Sealskin by Su Bristow

Sealskin

Su Bristow

276 pages • digital • 2016

fiction fantasy magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
What Lives in the Woods by Lindsay Currie

What Lives in the Woods

Lindsay Currie

310 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction horror middle grade mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Scottish Myths and Legends (David Barrett) by David Barrett

Scottish Myths and Legends (David Barrett)

David Barrett

149 pages • digital • 2018

emotional reflective medium-paced
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek #1

Kim Michele Richardson

320 pages • digital • 2019

fiction historical emotional medium-paced
13 Alabama Ghosts And Jeffrey (Thirteen Alabama Ghosts And Jeffrey) by Kathryn Tucker Windham
13 Alabama Ghosts And Jeffrey (Thirteen Alabama Ghosts And Jeffrey)
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Kathryn Tucker Windham

13 Alabama Ghosts And Jeffrey (Thirteen Alabama Ghosts And Jeffrey)

Kathryn Tucker Windham

missing page info • 1987

nonfiction short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Gray Man by Marc van Bulck

Gray Man

Marc van Bulck

88 pages • hardcover

dark mysterious fast-paced
Drácula: El origen by J.D. Barker, Dacre Stoker

Drácula: El origen

Stoker's Dracula #1

J.D. Barker, Dacre Stoker

576 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious medium-paced