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Mary Hoffman


(Mary Margaret Hoffman)
UK flag (b.1945)

Mary Hoffman is a bestselling British author and reviewer, born in 1945. She is a true enthusiast of Italy and spends a lot of her time there, which shows in her Stravaganza novels: a series currently in publication. In total, she has written over 80 books, including the aforementioned Stravaganza series and the bestselling picture book, Amazing Grace. Mary is also the editor of a review magazine Armadillo for kids.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Inspirational
 
Series
Animals in the Wild
   Elephant (1983)
   Monkey (1983)
   Panda (1983)
   Tiger (1983)
   Lion (1985)
   Gorilla (1985)
   Hippo (1985)
   Zebra (1985)
   Bear (1986)
   Giraffe (1986)
   Snake (1986)
   Wild Cat (1986)
   Antelope (1987)
   Bird of Prey (1987)
   Seal (1987)
   Wild Dog (1987)
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Stravaganza
   1. City of Masks (2002)
   2. City of Stars (2003)
   3. City of Flowers (2005)
   4. City of Secrets (2008)
   5. City of Ships (2010)
   6. City of Swords (2012)
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Novels
   White Magic (1975)
   Specially Sarah (1987)
   Dracula's Daughter (1988)
   Dog Powder (1989)
   All About Lucy (1989)
   Just Jack (1990)
   The Four-Legged Ghosts (1992)
     aka The Ghost Menagerie
   Trace in Space (1995)
   A Vanishing Tail (1996)
   Quantum Squeak (1996)
   Special Powers (1997)
   Comet (1997)
   Virtual Friend (1998)
   Sun, Moon and Stars (1998)
   Starring Grace (2000)
   Virtual Friends Again (2001)
   Bravo, Grace! (2005)
   The Falconer's Knot (2007)
   Troubadour (2009)
   David (2011)
   Shakespeare's Ghost (2016)
   The Ravenmaster's Boy (2017)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Smile (2018)
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Anthologies edited
   Ip Dip Sky Blue (1989)
   Stacks of Stories (1997)
   Lines in the Sand (2003) (with Rhiannon Lassiter)
   Daughters of Time (2014)
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Picture Books show
 
Chapter Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Mary Hoffman recommends
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The Skylarks' War (2018)
Hilary McKay
"Hilary McKay’s novel is about love as much as war: the effect on children of being deprived of it and the beneficial results on adults of its persistence. McKay is incapable of writing an uninteresting character or a dull scene... I loved it."

Anthologies containing stories by Mary Hoffman
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Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 11 (2014)
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski
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Venice Noir (2012)
(Akashic Noir)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski

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Awards
Costa Children's Book Award Best Novel nominee (2009) : Troubadour


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