Stravaganza

Stravaganza
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2005-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1582349827

When she purchases a tiny figurine of a winged horse, Georgia's life is greatly altered as this talisman has the power to take her back to different periods in time and away from the chaos in which she lives, such as the land of Remora where the excitement of the Stellata, the annual horse race, has brought the city to life. Reprint.

Stravaganza: City of Swords

Stravaganza: City of Swords
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2012-07-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408800500

The sixth title in the ever popular Stravaganza series

Stravaganza: City of Ships

Stravaganza: City of Ships
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1599905744

The new installment in the critically acclaimed Stravaganza series transports readers to a world much like our own-but where magic and piracy come to life in the Italian town of Classe. The new Stravagante is Isabel, a visitor from our world who befriends Flavia, a successful female merchant of spices, silks, and tapestries. But Flavia soon finds herself an outcast and a pirate, while Isabel learns that Classe is under threat of attack by the fierce Gate people. What can she do to help save the city? Fans of fantasy and historical fiction alike who have flocked to the Stravaganza series will welcome this action-packed adventure, which can be read alone or as a companion to the previous novels. Look out for the other books in this series: City of Masks, City of Stars, City of Flowers, City of Secrets, and City of Swords-out next year!

City of Swords

City of Swords
Author: Alex Archer
Publisher: Gold Eagle
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0373621590

Drawn to France to explore the myth of Saint Christopher and the "cynocephalus" or the dog-headed, Annja Creed finds herself repeatedly and inexplicably targeted by vicious mercenaries. Her best defense is to trace this brutal violence back to its source, which she soon discovers to be a millionaire and self-professed descendant of King Charlemagne. Original.

Stravaganza

Stravaganza
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1599904918

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.

Stravaganza Volume 3

Stravaganza Volume 3
Author: Akihito Tomi
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Graphic novels
ISBN: 9781772941050

A mysterious warrior travels the kingdom of Auroria, battling monstrous creatures and seeking adventure. Few know this warrior's true identity as the young and inexperienced masked monarch, Queen Vivian! Stravaganza chronicles a world where humans are not at the top of the food chain, and the Queen in the Iron Mask must learn to use both her sword and her throne to protect her people from the dangers looming beyond the city walls.

Stravaganza: City of Secrets

Stravaganza: City of Secrets
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1599907666

The latest installment in the critically acclaimed Stravaganza series begins with Matt, the new Stravagante. Despite having a beautiful and very smart girlfriend, Matt is insecure because he is dyslexic. He discovers that he is capable of traveling between two worlds when a leather-bound book transports him from his home in England to Talia, the parallel-world version of Italy, where he meets a fellow-Stravagante named Luciano-who is hiding from the powerful di Chimici family. Luciano has just killed the head of that family in a duel, and is in grave danger. Banding together, Matt and Luciano must resist the di Chimici family, who are on the verge of making a terrifying breakthrough into our world.

Stravaganza City of Stars

Stravaganza City of Stars
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2003-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1582348391

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 ci

City of Flowers

City of Flowers
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2008
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0747595712

Sequel to City of Masks and City of Stars, the narrative moves to the Talian equivalent of the city of Florence, where beauty and danger walk - as ever - hand in hand. The focus this time is on the new Stravagante, Sky, whose talisman is an ornate and delicate blue glass bottle. Sky is propelled right into the midst of a deadly feud between the di Chimici and Nucci families, who think nothing of sliding a knife between a man's ribs for revenge.

City of Masks

City of Masks
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2008
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0747595690

While sick in bed with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to a place in a parallel world that resembles Venice, Italy, and he becomes caught up in the political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city. Suggested level: secondary.