Hoffman, Mary 1945-Overview
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Mary Hoffman
Most widely held works by
Mary Hoffman
Amazing Grace
by Mary Hoffman
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51 editions published between 1991 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 4,571 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
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17 editions published between 1994 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 2,189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Grace is invited for a visit with her father
Stravaganza : city of masks
by Mary Hoffman
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21 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 2,042 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
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23 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 1,763 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
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17 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 1,532 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
Starring Grace
by Mary Hoffman
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10 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and held by 1,319 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 falconer's knot
by Mary Hoffman
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17 editions published between 2007 and 2013 in English and held by 1,298 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
An angel just like me
by Mary Hoffman
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7 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and held by 1,246 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 color of home
by Mary Hoffman
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11 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,175 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
Princess Grace
by Mary Hoffman
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5 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
Stravaganza : city of secrets
by Mary Hoffman
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14 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in English and held by 1,129 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
The great big book of families
by Mary Hoffman
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7 editions published between 2010 and 2014 in English and held by 1,114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Features illustrations and descriptions of different types of families and how their lives are similar and different
Parables : stories Jesus told
by Mary Hoffman
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5 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 1,030 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Introduces and retells eight of the parables told by Jesus
Amazing Grace
by Mary Hoffman
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13 editions published between 1991 and 2011 in English and held by 991 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
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16 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A collection of thirteen favorite stories from both the Old and New Testaments
Encore, Grace!
by Mary Hoffman
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10 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 849 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
Grace at Christmas
by Mary Hoffman
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4 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 786 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
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8 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 775 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
A twist in the tail : animal stories from around the world
by Mary Hoffman
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5 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in English and held by 739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Retellings of ten traditional animal tales from around the world
Sun, moon, and stars
by Mary Hoffman
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4 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in English and held by 737 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 more
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Adventure stories Africa African Americans Angels Animals Bible stories, English Brothers and sisters Christmas stories Determination (Personality trait) Discrimination Dyslexia Families Friendship Grace (Fictitious character : Hoffman) Grandmothers Home Horses Identity (Philosophical concept) Identity (Psychology) Imagination Italy Jesus Christ Love stories Manners and customs Mothers and daughters Murder Mythology Parables, Biblical Parade floats Perseverance (Ethics) Peter Pan (Fictitious character) Play Princesses Refugees Religious life Renaissance School children Schools Self-confidence Single-parent families Somalia Somali Americans Space and time Stepfamilies Summer Tales Theater Time travel Twins United States
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Alternative Names
Hoffman, Margaret 1945-
Hoffman, Mary
Hoffman, Mary Margaret 1945-
Hoffmann, Mary 1945-
Hofmane, Mērija 1945-
Hūfmān, Mārī 1945-
Lassiter Mary 1945-....
האפמאן, מרי 1945-
הופמן, מרי 1945-
ホフマン, メアリー
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