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List of works by Margaret Mahy

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ8035095 ↗
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Margaret Mahy of New Zealand wrote more than 100 picture books, 40 novels and 20 short story collections, among other works.

Books

Variant titles are given in parentheses, prefaced by "U.S." for titles of US editions, otherwise by "also".

Television

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External links

Margaret Mahy bibliography at the University of Auckland Library's New Zealand Literature File

Margaret Mahy selected bibliography, awards list, and biography at the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust website

Margaret Mahy partial screenography, biography, and free streamed videos of Mahy's television work at NZ On Screen

Mahy, Margaret, with short descriptions of many of her books, a biography, and other information at the New Zealand Book Council website.

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