One of her best known works is the children's book Amazing Grace, which was a New York Times best-seller at 1.5 million copies and a finalist for the 1991 Kate Greenaway Medal.
[3] She worked at the Open University for nearly five years, contributing to courses for teachers on reading, language and children's literature.
She has argued for the role of British Children's Laureate to encompass active lobbying against cutbacks to libraries and was a nominee for the 2011–2013 post.
[7] Amazing Grace was adapted to the stage by Shay Youngblood and ranked as one of the 50 best culturally diverse children's books by Seven Stories.
[9] Hoffman began to focus more on teen fiction in the years since, becoming known for the Stravaganza series and the historical novel The Falconer's Knot, which won the French Prix Polar Jeunesse and was shortlisted for The Guardian Children's Book Award and North East Teenage Book Award.
These include Women of Camelot, which tells the King Arthur stories from the points of view of the female characters.
[9] Her works for adults are published under a variety of names including Amy Lovell, Suzy Cavendish and Mary Lassiter.