Hoffman, Mary 1945-

Overview

Works:	460 works in 1,587 publications in 10 languages and 52,238 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Picture books Drama Young adult works History Christmas stories Detective and mystery fiction Parables Fantasy fiction
Roles:	Author, Editor, Creator, Other, Contributor, Photographer, wst

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Mary Hoffman

Authors & artists for young adults by Dwayne D Hayes( )
Mary (Margaret) Hoffman : (1945- )( )
Mary Margaret Hoffman : (1945- )( )
Mary Hoffman's Stravaganza( )

Most widely held works by Mary Hoffman

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

76 editions published between 1991 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 4,753 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do

Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

23 editions published between 1994 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 2,096 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa

Stravaganza : city of masks by Mary Hoffman( Book )

39 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and held by 1,859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While sick in bed with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to Belleza, a place in a parallel world resembling Renaissance Venice, and becomes caught up in the political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city

The great big book of families by Mary Hoffman( Book )

12 editions published between 2010 and 2015 in English and Chinese and held by 1,354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Features illustrations and descriptions of different types of families and how their lives are similar and different

Stravaganza : city of stars by Mary Hoffman( Book )

24 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 1,323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fifteen-year-old Georgia, who loves horses as much as she hates her bullying stepbrother, buys a figurine of a winged horse and finds it has magical powers that transport her from present-day London to the sixteenth-century world of Talia where, in the city of Remora, similar to Sienna, Italy, she finds danger and intrigue as well as friendship and a chance to perfect her riding skills

Stravaganza : city of flowers by Mary Hoffman( Book )

26 editions published between 2003 and 2014 in English and held by 1,237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Seventeen-year-old Sky joins Georgia and the other Stravagante, "who travel between worlds and do what is required," when he leaves London for Giglia, a city similar to Renaissance Florence, and becomes involved in ancient feuds and palace intrigue

The color of home by Mary Hoffman( Book )

20 editions published between 1993 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 1,195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hassan, newly-arrived in the United States and feeling homesick, paints a picture at school that shows his old home in Somalia as well as the reason his family had to leave

Starring Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

12 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and held by 1,154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Grace and her friends have all sorts of adventures during their summer vacation--going to the circus, taking an imaginary safari, making friends with an elderly neighbor, pretending to be astronauts, and calling the paramedics when her grandmother has an accident

Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

8 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 1,154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Grace wants to participate in her community festival's princess float, but first she must decide what sort of a princess she wants to be--from an African princess in kente cloth robes to a floaty pink fairy tale princess

An angel just like me by Mary Hoffman( Book )

14 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in English and held by 1,110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An African-American child wonders why all Christmas tree angels look alike and sets out to find an angel that looks just like him

The falconer's knot by Mary Hoffman( Book )

28 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Silvano and Chiara, teens sent to live in a friary and a nunnery in Renaissance Italy, are drawn to one another and dream of a future together, but when murders are committed in the friary, they must discover who is behind the crimes before they can realize their love

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman( )

23 editions published between 1991 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 938 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do

Parables : stories Jesus told by Mary Hoffman( Book )

8 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and German and held by 929 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduces and retells eight of the parables told by Jesus

A first Bible story book by Mary Hoffman( Book )

27 editions published between 1996 and 2017 in English and Spanish and held by 925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of simple retellings of stories from both the Old and New testaments

Grace at Christmas by Mary Hoffman( Book )

4 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When her grandmother takes in a stranded family at Christmas, Grace is reluctant to share her favorite holiday with strangers, even though the visiting family includes a "real live ballerina."

Stravaganza : city of ships by Mary Hoffman( Book )

9 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in English and held by 752 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Feeling inferior to her talented twin brother, teenaged Isabel is transported to a parallel world that resembles the Italian Renaissance city-state of Ravenna, where she tries to save the city from attack by the fierce Gate people

Encore, Grace! by Mary Hoffman( Book )

10 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 718 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Grace and her group of friends, the Famous Five, face a variety of changes, including meeting a new girl in class, taking part in the Christmas play, losing a dear friend, and challenging the grown-ups in their lives

Bravo, Grace! by Mary Hoffman( Book )

10 editions published between 2004 and 2014 in English and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Grace, while standing up to the school bully once and for all, prepares for the arrival of her best friend Aimee, practices for her role as Peter Pan in the new class play, and learns the most exciting news--she is going to have a baby sister!

Sun, moon, and stars by Mary Hoffman( Book )

7 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in Spanish and English and held by 636 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discusses the stories which people from the ancient world told to explain their understanding of what they could see in the sky

A twist in the tail : animal stories from around the world by Mary Hoffman( Book )

8 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in English and held by 620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Retellings of ten traditional animal tales from around the world