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Folklore, Fairytales, and Cryptids... Oh my! [October Reading Challenge]

Folklore, Fairytales, and Cryptids... Oh my! [October Reading Challenge]

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Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat about our October reading challenge, Folklore, Fairytales, and Cryptids! We discuss the wide range of cultures and genres this topic overlaps. Russell gets very excited about every cryptid from Bigfoot to Nessie, the chupacabra to the hodag. The gang's all here!

Books we discuss include:

  • “The Island of Forgotten Gods” by Victor Pineiro
  • “Dear Mothman” by Robin Gow
  • “Gilded” and “The Lunar Chronicles” series by Marissa Meyer
  • “Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre” by Max Brooks
  • “Monster” by Frank E.Peretti
  • “Rougarou Magic” by Rachel M. Marsh
  • “Empire of Wild” by Cherie Dimaline
  • “Windigo Island” by William Kent Krueger
  • “Cryptids, Creatures & Critters: A Manual of Monsters and Mythos” by Rachel Quinney
  • “The Menagerie” series by Tui T. Sutherland, Kari H. Sutherland
  • “Greenteeth” by Molly O’Neill
  • “Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery” by Brom
  • “Monster Hunter” series by Annelise Ryan
  • “Impossible Creatures” series by Katherine Rundell
  • “Four Treasures of the Sky” by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
  • “Carmilla: The First Vampire” series by Amy Chu, Illustrated by Soo Lee
  • “Big Pumpkin” by Erica Silverman
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