Hoffman, Mary 1945-

Overview

Works:	395 works in 1,368 publications in 11 languages and 53,063 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Picture books Drama Young adult works History Fantasy fiction Detective and mystery fiction Historical fiction Christmas stories
Roles:	Author, Editor, Creator, Contributor, Photographer
Classifications:	HQ744, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Mary Hoffman

Most widely held works by Mary Hoffman

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

85 editions published between 1991 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 5,025 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

19 editions published between 1994 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 2,126 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 )

33 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 1,823 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

Stravaganza : city of stars by Mary Hoffman( Book )

34 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 1,408 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

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

14 editions published between 2010 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,345 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

What is a family? Once, it was said to be a father, mother, boy, girl, cat and dog living in a house with a garden. But as times have changed, families have changed, too, and now there are almost as many kinds of families as colours of the rainbow - from a mum and dad or single parent to two mums or two dads, from a mixed-race family to children with different mums and dads, from families with a disabled member to those with a mum or dad in prison

Starring Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

10 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and held by 1,214 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

The color of home by Mary Hoffman( Book )

17 editions published between 2002 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,210 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

Stravaganza : city of flowers by Mary Hoffman( Book )

23 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 1,201 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

Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

6 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 1,158 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 )

9 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and held by 1,157 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 )

25 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,087 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

Parables : stories Jesus told by Mary Hoffman( Book )

7 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and German and held by 973 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduces and retells eight of the parables told by Jesus

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman( )

15 editions published between 1991 and 2011 in English and held by 947 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

A first Bible story book by Mary Hoffman( Book )

23 editions published between 1996 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 912 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Stravaganza : city of secrets by Mary Hoffman( Book )

18 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 845 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Seventeen-year-old Matt, painfully dyslexic and insecure, discovers that he can travel between worlds after being transported to Talia, where he joins Luciano and other Stravaganti in trying to prevent the di Chimici family's breakthrough into our world

Grace at Christmas by Mary Hoffman( Book )

4 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 828 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."

Encore, Grace! by Mary Hoffman( Book )

10 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 776 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

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

10 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in Spanish and English and held by 721 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Myths, legends and traditions from many cultures that explore the sky, sun, moon, and stars, come together with information on natural phenomenan

Bravo, Grace! by Mary Hoffman( Book )

9 editions published between 2004 and 2014 in English and held by 668 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!

Stravaganza : city of ships by Mary Hoffman( Book )

6 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 623 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