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Geraldine McCaughrean


UK flag (b.1951)

Geraldine McCaughrean was born in 1951 and brought up in North London. She studied at Christ Church College of Education, Canterbury and worked in a London publishing house for 10 years before becoming a full-time writer in 1988. She has written over 120 books, 50 short plays for schools, and a radio play. Geraldine McCaughrean lives in Berkshire. Her book, Not the End of the World, is currently being adapted for the stage.
 

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
 
Series
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Geraldine McCaughrean's Adult Novels
   The Maypole (1989)
   Fires' Astonishment (1990)
   Vainglory (1991)
   Lovesong (1996)
   The Ideal Wife (1997)
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Farmyard
   Baabra Lamb (1994)
   Blue Moo (1994)
   Good Dog (1994)
   Gregorie Peck (1994)
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Roman Myths
   City of Dreams (2000)
   Romulus and Remus (2000)
   A Shot in the Dark (2000)
   Burning the Books (2000)
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Cissy Sissney
   1. Stop the Train (2001)
   2. Pull Out All the Stops! (2010)

     aka The Glorious Adventures of the Sunshine Queen

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Heroes
   Hercules (2003)
   Perseus (2003)
   Theseus (2003)
   Odysseus (2003)
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Monacello
   1. The Little Monk (2011)
   2. The Wish-Bringer (2012)
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Novels
   A Little Lower Than the Angels (1987)
   A Pack of Lies (1988)
   Gold Dust (1993)
   On the Day the World Began (1995)
   Quest of Isis (1995)
   Cowboy Jess (1996)
   Plundering Paradise (1996)
     aka The Pirate's Son
   Cowboy Jess Saddles Up (1996)
   King Arthur (1996)
     aka King Arthur and the Round Table
   Forever X (1997)
   Casting the Gods Adrift (1998)
   Too Big! (1999)
   Brave Magic (1999)
   The Stones Are Hatching (1999)
   The Great Chase (2000)
   The Kite Rider (2001)
   Six Storey House (2002)
   Gilgamesh the Hero (2002)
   Doctor Quack (2003)
   Showstopper (2003)
   The Jesse Tree (2003)
   Dog Days (2003)
   Jalopy (2003)
   Smile! (2004)
   Not the End of the World (2004)
   The White Darkness (2005)
   Cyrano (2006)
   Mo (2006)
   Peter Pan in Scarlet (2006)
   Tamburlaine's Elephants (2007)
   The Death-defying Pepper Roux (2009)
   The Longest Story in the World (2009)
   The Positively Last Performance (2013)
   The Middle of Nowhere (2013)
   Where the World Ends (2017)
   The Supreme Lie (2021)
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Collections
   One Thousand And One Arabian Nights (1982)
   The Canterbury Tales (1984)
   The Orchard Book of Stories from the Ballet (1994)
     aka The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet
   Stories from Shakespeare (1994)
   The New Windmill Book of Greek Myths (1997)
   The Orchard Book of Greek Gods and Goddesses (1997)
   The Doubleday Book of Princess Stories (1997)
   God's People (1997)
   The Orchard Book of Ballet Stories (1998)
   Orchard Book of Starry Tales (1998)
   Greek Gods and Goddesses (1998)
   God's Kingdom (1999)
   Golden Myths and Legends of the World (1999)
   The Orchard Book of Roman Myths (1999)
   Britannia: 100 Great Stories from British History (1999)
   My First Oxford Book of Stories (2000)
   Starry Tales (2001)
   100 World Myths and Legends (2001)
   Knights, Kings and Conquerors (2001)
   Roman Myths (2001)
   John Bunyan's a Pilgrim's Progress (2001)
   Rebels and Royals (2001)
   Daredevils and Desperadoes (2002)
   Ghosts, Rogues and Highwaymen (2002)
   The Orchard Book of Love and Friendship (2002)
   Movers, Shakers and Record Breakers (2002)
   The Oxford Treasury of Fairy Tales (2003)
   Treasury Of Fairy Tales (2003)
   Sky Ship: and Other Stories (2004)
   The Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen (2004)
   Greek Heroes (2007)
   Princes and Princesses (2007) (with others)
   Magical Princess Stories (2009) (with others)
   Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow (2011)
   King Arthur And a World of Other Stories (2011)
   George and the Dragon (2011)
   The Orchard Book of Greek Myths (2013)
   Britannia (2014)
   A Wisp of Wisdom (2016) (with others)
   Fearless Flynn and Other Tales (2020) (with Gillian Shields and Martin Waddell)
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Plays show
 
Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Anthologies containing stories by Geraldine McCaughrean

Awards
Carnegie Medal Best Book winner (1989) : A Pack of Lies
Michael L. Printz Award Best Book winner (2008) : The White Darkness
Carnegie Medal Best Book nominee (2011) : The Death-defying Pepper Roux
Carnegie Medal Best Book nominee (2015) : The Middle of Nowhere
Carnegie Medal Best Book winner (2018) : Where the World Ends


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