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
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

The Girl from Everywhere

The Girl from Everywhere #1

Heidi Heilig

454 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced
The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood

The Wendigo

Algernon Blackwood

56 pages • digital • 1910

fiction classics horror short stories dark medium-paced
Exiles by Jane Harper

Exiles

Aaron Falk #3

Jane Harper

416 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction mystery mysterious tense medium-paced
Rock Paper Scissors: Ordinary Magic Stories by Devon Monk

Rock Paper Scissors: Ordinary Magic Stories

Ordinary Magic #4

Devon Monk

248 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities, The: New Stories About Mythic Heroes by Rick Riordan

Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities, The: New Stories About Mythic Heroes

Rick Riordan

500 pages • digital • 2021

fiction fantasy middle grade short stories adventurous emotional medium-paced
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne

225 pages • paperback • 1851

fiction classics horror romance reflective slow-paced
A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz

A Voyage Long and Strange

Tony Horwitz

17 hours, 16 minutes • audio • 2008

nonfiction history travel adventurous reflective slow-paced
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter #3

J.K. Rowling

435 pages • paperback • 1999

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Celtic Mythology for Kids: Tales of Selkies, Giants, and the Sea by Chris Pinard

Celtic Mythology for Kids: Tales of Selkies, Giants, and the Sea

Chris Pinard

156 pages • paperback

nonfiction childrens science adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Coven by Kit Seaton, Jennifer Dugan

Coven

Kit Seaton, Jennifer Dugan

288 pages • digital • 2022

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous dark emotional fast-paced