Geraldine McCaughrean is a notable author of fiction and retellings for young adults. Because of the variety of her works, it is almost impossible to characterize her as a writer. While McCaughrean has written popular original fiction novels, she has also produced many retellings of classic stories. McCaughrean rewrites complex texts such as One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, The Canterbury Tales, and The Odyssey in language that young readers can enjoy and understand. Critics have praised the author's ability to create rich imagery and prose, as well as her frequent use of simile and metaphor. Commenting on her use of stylistic technique, McCaughrean once stated, "[Likening] things to other things gives a spurious unity to the world. . . . It adds a network of connections that don't actually exist but give a sense of structure." McCaughrean has received important awards as a result of her work, including the Carnegie...