Geraldine McCaughrean Books in Order

To save his mother from an unwanted marriage, Perseus undertakes a quest to kill Medusa, whose gaze turns people to stone. Gifts from the gods aid him, but human treachery and the workings of fate complicate his journey.

A theatre troupe and a gang of bank robbers arrive in Darkville at the same moment. Cissy and Kookie have come to watch their former teacher perform, but the collision of Shakespeare and crime turns the visit into an adventure.

While carving a Jesse Tree in a church, Mr Butterfield is interrupted by a curious boy asking about its symbols. His answers become Bible stories tracing Christ's ancestry, and the conversations gradually create an unexpected friendship.

Theseus leaves his country home to find his father, the king of Athens, and claim his inheritance. Feats of strength bring growing pride, while encounters with monsters and the Minotaur test his courage and judgement.

Noah's family and the animals aboard the ark struggle with fear, hunger and the terrible consequences of the flood. His daughter questions the refusal to help those outside, challenging decisions the others accept as God's will.

Five stories explore turning points in history and science, including Columbus’s voyage, Leonardo da Vinci’s ideas, and the lost calendar days of 1752. Each tale follows people caught up in discoveries and changes that reshape their world.

A plane crash leaves a photographer stranded in a remote village with an instant camera and only ten pictures remaining. As the villagers debate what deserves a photograph, the images begin to have unexpected effects on their lives.

Knights venture through a fairy world on quests that test their courage and character. McCaughrean retells Edmund Spenser’s Faerie Queene for younger readers, bringing its chivalric adventures and encounters into an accessible story.

While walking on a beach, tiny Lilliputian Fig discovers Gulliver and helps alert her people to his arrival. As their treatment of the giant changes, her friendship with him draws her into the adventures of a much larger world.

Fourteen-year-old Symone's fascination with Antarctic exploration seems fulfilled when her uncle takes her to the frozen continent. His obsessive search soon turns the trip into a dangerous struggle for survival far beyond the safety of their tour.

On a bitter winter night, Wenceslas and his page set out through the snow to help a poor family. This picture-book retelling of the Christmas carol follows their journey of generosity, endurance and kindness.

Cyrano loves Roxane but believes his appearance makes him unworthy of her affection. When she falls for handsome Christian, Cyrano helps his rival write love letters, expressing his own feelings through another man's name.

Doctor Faustus wants knowledge beyond anything his university can teach him. Drawn to black magic, he makes a pact with the Devil, gaining extraordinary power at a terrible price in this modern retelling of Marlowe’s play.

In a stable after the first Christmas, Joseph watches the sleeping infant Jesus and reflects on becoming his father. This illustrated Nativity story imagines the wonder and uncertainty of an ordinary parent caring for an extraordinary child.

Shane has always wanted a mobile phone, but the one he finds talks back and orders him around. Mo is fleeing an alien planet, and her ability to predict the future brings both possibilities and trouble.

Strangely vivid dreams draw Wendy and the Lost Boys back to Neverland to help Peter Pan. In this sequel to Barrie's story, the familiar island has changed, and the dangers awaiting the returning visitors exceed their dreams.

Young warrior Rusti captures an elephant and its rider during Tamburlaine's campaign against Delhi. Friendship with the captive challenges his expectations of war, while a hidden secret forces him to reconsider where his loyalties belong.

This illustrated retelling follows the first Christmas and the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. McCaughrean's account presents the Nativity for children, with artwork by Sophy Williams accompanying the familiar story of Mary and her newborn child.

Told he will die on his fourteenth birthday, Pepper Roux runs away in an attempt to escape his predicted fate. Adopting new identities carries him through dangerous adventures, where his trusting nature repeatedly invites fresh trouble.

With disease in town and her home destroyed, Cissy finds refuge aboard a stranded paddle steamer occupied by old friends. Rising waters send her and her companions down the Missouri with a theatre company, heading into unpredictable adventures.

Abandoned as a baby and shunned for his strange appearance, Monacello searches medieval Naples for answers about his parents. Friendship with a mysterious girl brings hope, but his reputation for causing bad luck threatens his search.

The king's twelve daughters wear out their slippers every night, although nobody knows where they go. In this retelling of the Grimm tale, a resourceful hero investigates the mystery of their secret journeys to a magical castle.

Pittipat believes the moon is a saucer of cream that his siblings intend to drink. The little cat sets off after them on an imaginative night-time journey across waves and through the stars, confronting the darkness along the way.

Clara receives a nutcracker doll for Christmas, and it comes alive as a prince. Their adventures involve a battle against the rat king and a journey to the Land of Sweets in this illustrated retelling of the ballet.

Encouraged by Napolina, Monacello begins granting wishes instead of simply causing mischief in Naples. Yet he cannot answer his own wish to understand his origins, and renewed trouble brings a particularly difficult request for his powers.

Chichico's football talent earns him a trial with Santos in Brazil, but he has no boots to wear. His friend Davi tries to solve the problem, and the way he obtains them puts Chichico's opportunity at risk.

After her mother's death, Comity's father withdraws into his work at a remote Australian telegraph station. She finds friendship with the yard boy, Fred, but the arrival of a cruel new assistant threatens their isolated household.

Gracie can see the ghosts who perform at the Royal Theatre, although the grown-ups around her cannot. When the seaside theatre faces closure, she and its unusual residents must work together to save their home.

A vain king in Siam treasures his rare white elephant as a display of wealth. His cruelty draws gentle Preecha into a terrible test, with exile or the king's tigers awaiting him if he fails.

Quill and his friends are taken to a remote sea stack for their annual bird hunt, but no boat returns for them. Cold, hunger and the ocean turn their ordinary expedition into a prolonged struggle to stay alive.

A young mermaid falls in love with a human prince and asks a sea witch for legs so she can live on land. The witch demands her voice as payment in this illustrated retelling of Andersen's bittersweet tale.

When floods overwhelm Afalia, its tyrannical ruler flees and teenage maid Gloria is forced to impersonate her. Surrounded by corrupt politicians, Gloria must navigate deception while making decisions that could determine the survival of thousands.

Four children stay in Greenwich as the Blitz begins, finding refuge and purpose around a fire station. Friendship, a secret invention, and their hopes for the future help them face bombing raids and the dangers closing around them.