Hoffman, Mary 1945-

Overview

Works:	623 works in 1,893 publications in 10 languages and 51,414 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Picture books Drama Christmas fiction Literature Young adult works History Christmas stories Detective and mystery fiction
Roles:	Author, Editor, Contributor, Other, Creator, wst, Narrator
Classifications:	HQ744, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Mary Hoffman

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

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Most widely held works by Mary Hoffman

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

99 editions published between 1991 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 4,950 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Although two classmates says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is a girl and 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 2,035 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 )

42 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and held by 1,677 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 1,366 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 )

23 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 1,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Georgia travels once more to the dangerous world of Talia, this time to the sixteenth-century city of Remora, a city similar to Siena, but which has evolved quite differently

The color of home by Mary Hoffman( Book )

23 editions published between 1993 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 1,151 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 )

29 editions published between 2003 and 2014 in English and held by 1,144 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 )

8 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 1,125 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

Starring Grace by Mary Hoffman( Book )

14 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and held by 1,084 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

An angel just like me by Mary Hoffman( Book )

15 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in English and held by 1,067 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 )

29 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,008 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( )

24 editions published between 1991 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 902 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 )

28 editions published between 1996 and 2017 in English and Spanish and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Parables : stories Jesus told by Mary Hoffman( Book )

5 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 872 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduces and retells eight of the parables told by Jesus

Grace at Christmas by Mary Hoffman( Book )

4 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 813 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 )

10 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in English and held by 656 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 )

11 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 656 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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

9 editions published between 2013 and 2016 in English and Chinese and held by 637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Explores the host of emotions that children can feel, including happiness, sadness, anger, loneliness, fear, and embarrassment

The great big body book by Mary Hoffman( Book )

15 editions published between 2016 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Our bodies come in all shapes and sizes, and they change throughout our lives, from newborn babies and children through to teenagers, and maybe to mums and dads and grandparents. Find out about growing and learning, big and small, keeping fit, breaks and bruises, the five senses, using our minds, how we are the same and how we are different - and lots more. Our bodies really are amazing!

Bravo, Grace! by Mary Hoffman( Book )

10 editions published between 2004 and 2014 in English and held by 620 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!

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