What do John Ringling (of the Ringling Brother's Circus fame), Filippo Brunelleschi, Donatello (the sculptor not the Ninja Turtle), Massacio, Giorgio Vasari, Leonardo da Vinci, The Medici Family, and a 12 year old girl from Sarasota, Florida all have in common? They are all characters in Whitney's captivating new novel, 'Rinascimento', the first in his art history/time traveling series, The Ringling Chronicles. Join Michela, a brilliant yet quirky young heroine as she races through time to rescue a stranded John Ringling, meets the greatest artists of the Renaissance, and assists Brunelleschi with the competition for the commission of the Duomo, one of the greatest architectural marvels of all time. Whitney blends historical facts with one heck of a time traveling ride.