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A Pack of Lies: Twelve Stories in One

Geraldine McCaughrean

First published 1988
Publisher Oxford University Press
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
ISBN 0192716123
Pages 168

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1988 Carnegie Medal 1989 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

Wikipedia lists 11 stories contained in the frame story. "The stories range in subject matter from romance to piracy, in style from police procedural to narrative poetry, in setting from early twentieth century Ireland to ancient China. Most are also morality tales, based on some human weakness such as gluttony or vanity." --Wikipedia

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Awards

Year Award Category Status
1988 Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal Winner

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
A Pack of Lies: Twelve Stories in One Cover 1998 Oxford University Press Trade Paperback Novel 168
A Pack of Lies: Twelve Stories in One Cover 1999 Oxford University Press Trade Paperback Novel 168