Troubadour

Virtual Friend

The Four-legged Ghosts

Daughters of Time

Bravo, Grace!

Deadly Letter

Paper Towns

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

The award-winning author of the Stravaganza series has done it again with this atmospheric adventure set in Renaissance Italy. Sixteen-year-old Silvano da Montacuto has wealth, good looks, and a new hawk-but none of these can save him when his bloody dagger is found near a dead body. For his own protection, he is sent to a Franciscan House, where he poses as a novice, or a young monk. There, he lays eyes on Chiara, a lovely novice at a nearby abbey who is also living in secret. When they fall in love, their secret identities make it impossible to reveal their feelings to one another.

Murder seems to have followed Silvano, and soon several other dead bodies turn up. Who is committing the crimes? Will a young man accused of multiple murders be able to clear himself? And what about the girl he adores? Fans of Mary Hoffman's critically acclaimed Stravaganza series won't be disappointed in the romance, colorful web of intrigue, and rich, marvelous setting.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Troubadour

Mary Hoffman, 2009

Virtual Friend

Shaun McLaren, Mary Hoffman, 1998

The Four-legged Ghosts

Mary Hoffman, 1993

Daughters of Time

Mary Hoffman, Adèle Geras, Leslie Wilson, 2014

Bravo, Grace!

Mary Hoffman, 2003

Deadly Letter

Mary Hoffman, 2014

Paper Towns

John Green, Gázsity Mila, 2008

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

Kiersten White, 2018