Geraldine McCaughrean

English author of children's and young-adult fiction, known for novels and retellings of myths and classics, as well as numerous picture books and short stories.

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  1. 1. One Thousand And One Arabian Nights

    A brave and clever storyteller volunteers to marry a vengeful king and uses a cascade of linked tales—of genies, treacherous voyages, cunning thieves, enchanted cities and star-crossed lovers—to hold back her execution night after night, weaving suspense, humor and moral insight into each cliff-hanging ending. Her layered, wildly imaginative fables mix magic, adventure and unexpected wisdom, transforming a brutal court into a world where storytelling itself becomes a lifeline and an act of resistance.

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