Geraldine McCaughrean

Geraldine McCaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean
Born	Geraldine Jones; 6 June 1951; London, England
Occupation	Author of children's books
Notable works	A Pack of Lies (1988); The Stones Are Hatching (1999); The Kite Rider (2001); Stop the Train (2001); Smile! (2004); Peter Pan in Scarlet (2006); The Death-Defying Pepper Roux (2010); Where the World Ends (2017); The White Darkness (2020);
Notable awards	Whitbread Award for Children's Book (1987, 1994, 1996, 2004); Carnegie Medal (1988, 2018); Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1989); Blue Peter Book Award (2000, 2001); Michael L. Printz Award (2008);
Spouse	John McCaughrean
Children	1

Geraldine McCaughrean (/məˈkɔːkrən/ mə-KAWK-rən; born 6 June 1951) is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including Peter Pan in Scarlet (2004), the official sequel to Peter Pan commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, es worldwide. She has received the Carnegie Medal twice and the Michael L. Printz Award among others.