City of secrets was shortlisted for the carnegie medal, and the falconers knot was shortlisted for the guardian fiction award. One of her best known works is the childrens book amazing grace, which was a new york times bestseller at 1. Mary has three grown daughters and lives with her husband in oxfordshire, england. City of ships was nominated for the carnegie medal. The books are set alternatively between islington, an area of london, england, and. A booklist editors choice a new york public library book for the teen age. The latest installment in the critically acclaimed stravaganza series begins with. Stravaganza is a series of novels written by childrens author mary hoffman. As well as the successful stravaganza sequence of teenage novels, translated into over thirty languages, the great big books series of information books for younger readers, illustrated. Her stravaganza sequence for bloomsbury is so popular it has 80 current stories on. Read online stravaganza series by mary hoffman in pdf. Stravaganza city of masks by mary hoffman september 9, 2004. Stravaganza zou oorspronkelijk een trilogie worden bestaande uit stad van maskers, stad van sterren en stad van bloemen, maar door het grote succes.
Fans of fantasy and historical fiction alike who have flocked to the stravaganza series will welcome this actionpacked adventure, which can be read alone or as a companion to the previous novels. Mary hoffman is the author of the stravaganza series. But laura also meets the charming and attractive ludo, and falls. She has had over 90 books published whose audiences range from children to adults. See all books authored by mary hoffman, including amazing grace, and a first book of fairy tales, and more on. Recently she has written two adult novels under the pseudonyms kate snow and amy lovell. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Sky joins the brotherhood of stravaganti and they must all work together to save the city. Mary hoffman is the author of the first two stravaganza books, city of masks and city of stars, as well as more than eighty other books for children. Fans will be thrilled too that favourite characters from the first book. Its ashame because i know hoffman can write so much better than this. Mary has often traveled to research the settings for her many books set in italy. Im not even really that interested in italy, but i certainly dig the idea of interdimensional space and time travel.
She is the author of the bestselling picture book amazing grace. Stravaganza city of masks and millions of other books are available for. Mary lassiter hoffman born 1945 is a british writer and critic. Matt is a normal english seventeenyearold, until a book he got for his birthday takes him on the journey of his life to another world. City of stars is the second in mary hoffman s stravaganza series of which there are currently five installments, following on from city of masks. City of stars is the second in mary hoffmans stravaganza series of which there are currently five installments, following on from city of masks.
The series originally consisted of a trilogy of books. The previous books go into what its like going to talia the first time. Political intrigue unfolds against the glittering backdrop of an alternative venice, in the first of a promised trilogy. Welcome to the website of mary hoffman, british author of the childrens series amazing grace and stravaganza, and many other books. The stravaganza book series by mary hoffman includes books city of masks, city of stars, city of flowers, and several more. She is the author of the internationally bestselling picture book amazing grace. The stravaganza wiki has gotten a new look thanks joeplay for the banners. Stravaganza city of masks mary hooper, mary hoffman on.
Her stravaganza sequence for bloomsbury is so popular it has 80 current stories on read more. From 2002 to 2012, she wrote the teen fiction series stravaganza. Amazing grace, commended for the kate greenaway medal, and its sequels has sold over 1. Mary hoffman is the author of the first three stravaganza books, as well as the falconers knot, troubadour, and the international bestseller, amazing grace. Mary hoffman books list of books by author mary hoffman. Mary hoffman is an acclaimed childrens writer and critic. City of secrets is the fourth installment in mary hoffmans stravaganza series. Fifteenyearold lucien copes with chemotherapy in presentday london, but when he falls asleep clutching an exotic journal, he wakes up in bellezza, the veniceanalog of a parallel renaissance italy. Recently she has written two adult novels under the. Talia is similar to italy, but is a few hundred years in.
But laura is a stravagante, somebody who can travel in time and space. The official website of mary hoffman, author of amazing grace, and the stravaganza novels and many other books. For the stravaganza series, mary traveled to italy many times to research the history of each setting. City of masks, city of stars, city of flowers, city of secrets, and city of swordsout next year. For continuing the series, the fourth book in the series, city of secrets. City of stars by mary hoffman available from rakuten kobo. Mary hoffman has written over 100 books for children. I hope hoffmans next book is a lot better than this one. Mary hoffman has announced there will be a sixth book, city of swords, which will be released in 2012. When she finds her talisman, a small silver dagger, she stravagates with it to sixteenthcentury fortezza, a town similar to lucca in italy, where she meets her stravagante, who is a swordsmith.
Dreaming of a city with flying horses was one more. If youve read and enjoyed part 1 city of masks and part 2 city of stars then this is a mustread. Mary hoffman is the uk author of well over a hundred published books, mainly for children and teenagers. The basic premise of the story is based on people known as the stravagante. A breathtaking timetravel story to a parallel world thats packed. City of secrets is the fourth installment in mary hoffman s stravaganza series. She is well known for picture books like amazing grace and its sequels and the ya sequence stravaganza as well as historical fiction like the falconers. Im rereading all of the books in the stravaganza series by mary hoffman in accordance to the release of the newest sequel, city of sercrets. Overall she has written over 90 books her first published in 1975. I loved the previous books, you could explore the world of talia with the central character and really get engrossed with the story. You will find extracts, author interviews, author events and you can sign up for.
Dec 08, 2002 im not even really that interested in italy, but i certainly dig the idea of interdimensional space and time travel. Mary hoffman proved herself a mistress of a narrative tourdeforce with city of masks and this sequel. Georgia is an ordinary girl, living in london with her mother, stepfather, and. Laura bushs choice of mary hoffmanns amazing grace as one of her favourite, mustread childrens books may seem like ducking out from naming jk rowling or philip pullman. She has had over 90 books published whose audiences stravaganza.
It is set in giglia, an alternate centuriesold florence. Stravaganza fanfiction archive with over 101 stories. As well as the successful stravaganza sequence of teenage novels, translated into over thirty languages, the great big books series of information books for younger readers, illustrated by ros asquith has done very well. Mary hoffman has written more than 70 books for children, and her powers of observation bring vitality and humour to all her stories and retellings. The complete series list for stravaganza mary hoffman. So far, ive read city of masks and i started city of stars last night. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
With this book, however, it was lacking that magic. Georgia is an ordinary girl, living in london with her mother, stepfather, and bully of a stepbrother, and coping with t. Read online stravaganza series by mary hoffman in pdf, epub. Stravaganza series in order mary hoffman fictiondb. Hide books already in your library 0 1 stravaganza city of masks 5 apr 2010 by mary hoffman. Mary hoffman audio books, best sellers, author bio. Mary hoffman proved herself a mistress of a narrative tourdeforce with city of masks and this sequel will not disappoint. City of flowers is the third book in the stravaganza trilogy by mary hoffman. Feb 01, 2011 mary hoffman is the author of the first three stravaganza books, as well as the falconers knot, troubadour, and the international bestseller, amazing grace. Sky joins the brotherhood of stravaganti and they must all work together to save the city of giglia, stronghold of the great di chimici family. City of masks produced a fine, complex timeslip novel filled with a love, passion and intrigue that crosses boundaries between past and present with an undeniable eloquence and sophistication. See the complete stravaganza series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Talia is similar to italy, but is a few hundred years in the past from the 21st century. The books are set alternatively between islington, an area of london, england, and various cities in talia, an alternate version of renaissance italy.
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