The Colour of Home

The Great Big Book of Life

Starring Grace

Virtual Friend

The Four-legged Ghosts

The Great Big Book of Feelings

The Great Big Body Book

The Great Big Book of Families

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

The Colour of Home

Karin Littlewood, Mary Hoffman, 2002

The Great Big Book of Life

Mary Hoffman, 2019

Starring Grace

Caroline Binch, Mary Hoffman, 2000

Virtual Friend

Shaun McLaren, Mary Hoffman, 1998

The Four-legged Ghosts

Mary Hoffman, 1993

The Great Big Book of Feelings

Mary Hoffman, Ros Asquith, 2013

The Great Big Body Book

Mary Hoffman, Ros Asquith, 2016

The Great Big Book of Families

Mary Hoffman, Ros Asquith, 2010