Books with author Emily Costello

AYSO rules say teams must be re-organized every season--including the Stars. With great luck, some of the girls get to stay together. Tameka, Tess, Lacey, Fiona, Geena, Nicole, and Yaz are assigned to the same team. Everyone misses the old Stars, but the new team is hardest on Tameka. Her dad is now the coach and he's so concerned about not favoring his daughter that he goes overboard the other way. Tameka never gets to play her favorite position, and gets yelled at for every mistake. The new Stars must rally to solve Tameka's problem--and discover some new team spirit along the way.

Nine-year-old Stella Sullivan loves animals, so she sometimes finds herself at odds with her grandfather, Papa Pete--a gruff, unsentimental hunter. While out hiking one day, Stella glimpses a mountain lion with a face full of porcupine quills. Stella knows it will starve without help. Aunt Anya, a vet, can remove the quills, but first she must ask Papa Pete for his help in tracking the elusive cat. Join Stella and her friends and family in one exciting episode after another, as they rescue a fawn from a steel trap, save an iquana, and help deliver a colt. And in a stunning conclusion, Stella witnesses a moment she has long dreamed of, which will change her world forever.