Hoffman, Mary 1945-

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman ( Book )
53 editions published between 1991 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 4,588 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 )
16 editions published between 1994 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 2,184 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 )
21 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 2,036 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 )
40 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 1,941 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 )
32 editions published between 2003 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 1,706 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 falconer's knot by Mary Hoffman ( Book )
28 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 1,419 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

The great big book of families by Mary Hoffman ( Book )
20 editions published between 2010 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 1,333 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 1,324 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

Stravaganza : city of secrets by Mary Hoffman ( Book )
21 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,267 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

An angel just like me by Mary Hoffman ( Book )
7 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and held by 1,242 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