ASIN: B00NTFEVJ4
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 255
Indie Review:"THE RINGLING CHRONICLES presents one of the true masterpieces of Renaissance Florence to Young Adult readers.""THE RINGLING CHRONICLES is a Young Adult story of Renaissance Florence, especially about the building of Il Duomo, the Dome on Florence’s Cathedral. The history behind this grand work of architecture is told as Michaela meets Donatello, Masaccio and the architect, Brunelleschi, who must convince Cosimo di Medici to choose his design for the project. The suspense in the narrative derives from several sources: the competition for the design, the failure of Brunelleschi’s model and the intricacies of time travel. Michaela’s presence in that time and place can affect history if she causes any changes and these changes will prevent her from going home. Michaela’s dialogue throughout the book is an accurate representation of a bright twelve-year-old and the other ...
