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! 
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Witch Chosen by Lisa Morrow

Witch Chosen

The Order of the Cursed #1

Lisa Morrow

134 pages • digital • 2020

fiction fantasy mystery romance young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Tall Tales and Sonnets of the South by Stephen Douglas Hedrick

Tall Tales and Sonnets of the South

Stephen Douglas Hedrick

103 pages • hardcover • 2007

fiction poetry
The Beast of Chicago: An Account of the Life and Crimes of Herman W. Mudgett, Known to the World As H.H. Holmes by Rick Geary

The Beast of Chicago: An Account of the Life and Crimes of Herman W. Mudgett, Known to the World As H.H. Holmes

Treasury of Victorian Murder

Rick Geary

80 pages • digital • 2003

nonfiction comics history informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts

Kate Racculia

359 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction contemporary magical realism mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw

Grave Importance

Dr. Greta Helsing #3

Vivian Shaw

370 pages • digital • 2019 user-added

fiction fantasy mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Outlander

Outlander #1

Diana Gabaldon

850 pages • paperback • 1991

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
Minotaur: Blooded by Naomi Lucas

Minotaur: Blooded

The Bestial Tribe #1

Naomi Lucas

290 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark fast-paced
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

12 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn #1

Peter S. Beagle

8 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 1968

fiction classics fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Haunted Northern New York: True, Chilling Tales of Ghosts in the North Country by Cheri Revai

Haunted Northern New York: True, Chilling Tales of Ghosts in the North Country

Cheri Revai

132 pages • paperback • 2002

history mystery dark informative tense fast-paced