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Theseus
Written by Geraldine McCaughrean
Narrated by Cynthia Bishop
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A brilliant retelling of one of the greatest of the Greek myths, the story of Theseus pulses with adventure, humor, and tragedy.
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Geraldine McCaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean is the Printz Award-winning author of The White Darkness. She has been honored with England's most prestigious children's book award, the Carnegie Medal, and is the only three-time winner ever of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. She also wrote Peter Pan in Scarlet, the first official sequel to the treasured masterpiece Peter Pan, and the critically acclaimed The Death-Defying Pepper Roux. Geraldine lives in Berkshire, England, with her husband and actress daughter.
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