Geraldine McCaughrean Books in Order

How many Geraldine McCaughrean books are there?

Geraldine McCaughrean has 155 books, released between 1982 and 2025. They include 12 series and 99 titles listed outside any series.

Geraldine McCaughrean Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 155 Geraldine McCaughrean books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

Geraldine McCaughrean series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Greek Myths books in order 24 books
• Brambledown Tales books in order 8 books

Geraldine McCaughrean books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Do you have to read Geraldine McCaughrean books in order?

You only need to read Geraldine McCaughrean books in order within each series: the books listed here span 12 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Geraldine McCaughrean

Start with the first book of the Geraldine McCaughrean series you want to read: Greek Myths starts with Greek Myths (1993) and Brambledown Tales starts with Blackberry Bunny (1989). The earliest catalogued title overall is One Thousand and One Arabian Nights (1982).

What is the newest Geraldine McCaughrean book?

Under a Fire-Red Sky (2025) is the newest Geraldine McCaughrean book released so far.

Is there a new Geraldine McCaughrean book coming?

No next Geraldine McCaughrean book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Geraldine McCaughrean has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 14 nominations for Geraldine McCaughrean. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Carnegie Medal2018Wonfor Where the World Ends
• Michael L. Printz Award2008Wonfor The White Darkness
• Guardian Children's Fiction Prize1989Wonfor A Pack of Lies
• Carnegie Medal1988Wonfor A Pack of Lies
• Carnegie Medal2011Shortlistedfor The Death-Defying Pepper Roux
• Carnegie Medal2009Shortlisted
• Carnegie Medal2008Shortlistedfor Peter Pan in Scarlet
• Michael L. Printz Award2008Shortlistedfor The White Darkness
• Carnegie Medal2007Shortlisted
• Carnegie Medal2005Shortlistedfor The White Darkness
• Nestlé Children's Book Prize2004Shortlistedfor Smile!
• Carnegie Medal2004Shortlistedfor Not the End of the World

Geraldine McCaughrean at a glance

Still publishing

Geraldine McCaughrean published a book as recently as 2025.

Release pace

Geraldine McCaughrean books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

12,928 pages across the 116 of 155 books with a recorded length, a median of 96 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Geraldine McCaughrean books, 61 of 155, were published in the 1990s.

What the Geraldine McCaughrean books are about

116 of the 155 Geraldine McCaughrean books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 56 of 116. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Children's fiction 56 of 116 books
• Juvenile literature 39 of 116 books
• Greek mythology 17 of 116 books
• History 17 of 116 books
• Folklore 13 of 116 books
• Mythology 12 of 116 books
• Legends 10 of 116 books
• Mythology, Greek 7 of 116 books
• Bible stories 6 of 116 books