Books published by publisher Ink Street Press, LLC

Santina Pietra is seventeen and in medieval San Gimignano, daughters of merchants are expected to marry. But Santina cares only for Calandrino, a brilliant young scholar who is preoccupied with his ancient alchemical texts. Soon Santina meets Trotula, the village midwife, who might or might not be a strega, a witch. Trotula challenges her to forget Calandrino and become the woman she is meant to be. Some say she is a victim of the midwife's spell, but Santina is determined to follow in Trotula's footsteps even as calamities strike. The setting is 14th century Italy, but in Santina modern readers will find a strong-minded young woman whose search for meaning echoes their own. It is an exciting prequel to Mary A. Osborne's award-winning Nonna's Book of Mysteries.

Discovered one sultry summer in an Atlanta basement full of sixty years' worth of accumulated debris, the writings of a young Margaret Mitchell reveal a prodigious and inspirational talent for such a young girl. The writer, who would later pen the best-selling book of all time after the Bible (and one that still sells more than 200,000 copies annually), was a precocious, imaginative, headstrong rebel and yet as distracted by everyday concerns about parental approval and social insecurities as any child. Nevertheless, as shown in the pages of Before Scarlett, Mitchell displayed an amazing talent through her writing of letters, journals, short stories, and one-act plays (later staged in her midtown Atlanta home). From westerns and shipwreck tales to stories of scalawags and musings on her best friends and boys, Mitchell demonstrated a finesse for challenging authority and striking out on her own--personality traits not surprising for the society debutante who was later rejected by the Junior League of Atlanta because of a racy dance she performed at one of their balls and the author who would later cope with the pressures of international fame measured against her personal philanthropic efforts for African American causes in racially divided Atlanta. Mitchell's is a story of youthful independence and talent. Fully illustrated with twenty-eight recently discovered writings, this collection is perfect for any young writer, or anyone interested in the early writings of one of America's most popular authors.

What do you want to be when you grow up? How about a TEACHER? In the second released title of the "When I Grow Up" series, A Teacher I'll Be! explores a typical day in the life of a teacher through the eyes of a young boy. With his dog Sam by his side, his dream of becoming a teacher is filled with the wonderment and excitement that can only be found in a child's imagination. From welcoming his students as they arrive at school to saying goodbye at the end of the day, being a teacher is what he dreams of. A Teacher I'll Be! is a fun, easy-to-read rhythmic story written for early readers, their parents, and educators of young children. Through rhyme and illustration, A Teacher I'll Be! sparks the imagination and aids parents and educators in conveying what teachers do in a way that children can easily understand. In addition, A Teacher I'll Be! can be a useful tool in preparing young children for their first day of school. Be on the lookout for A Fireman I'll Be!, An Engineer I'll Be! and many others that will inspire and encourage young children to begin dreaming about their future. As we say at Lea Street Press, "If you can read it, you can imagine it. If you can imagine it, you can live it!" Children are the future so let's encourage them to read, imagine and live their dreams.