Books published by publisher Costa Creative LLC

Marcus Owen is just eleven years old, but his over protective parents, aka the professors, already have his life planned out. After middle school, Marcus will attend a prestigious high school, Ivy League university and then earn a Ph.D. At any moment the professors may spring a pop quiz on him. Marcus may have to ask for his morning cereal in Latin or recite the Fibonacci sequence to earn dessert. The professors are also steadfast in their conviction to keep Marcus out of sports, until he turns the tables on them by debating his desire to play soccer. Marcus wins the debate and is allowed to play with one caveat: if his grades fall, they pull the plug.What the professors don’t know is that their undersized son is a soccer phenomenon with incredible natural abilities that he has kept hidden from them. What Marcus doesn’t know is that the professors are hiding a big secret of their own.After a disastrous tryout with the renowned Academy Soccer Club, where Marcus is laughed at because of his size, Marcus joins The Carrollwood Tornados where he dedicates himself to learning the game, being the best, and beating the Academy for all the little guys who may never get the chance to play.

(Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient) Hold My Hand, Mama, is a touching story that walks you through the circle of life from a daughter’s first steps to her mother’s last. Written and self-published by new children's book author, Gabrielle Martin, this beautiful depiction of a mother-daughter relationship takes you on a journey that will capture your heart. This one is a true treasure (grab your tissues)!

Finalist, 9th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best Picture Book 2015 (Age 0-3) Silver Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best Board Book 2014 Fast, fun, and engaging, this book makes sleepy time special for children and parents alike. Follow the kangaroo through the zoo as he gets ready for a nap-a-roo. Little ones can't get enough of this adorable modern book that centers around naps. With colorful images and imaginative text, this story is easy to fall in love with. Children will enjoy taking a nap-a-roo just like the kangaroo.This indie book makes an excellent gift for baby showers.

She's not what he thinks. He's not what she needs.In stunningly raw, relatable prose that upends the idea of the manic pixie dream girl trope, Tom Leveen does more than just talk: he tells the story of a less-than-perfect "dream girl" and the equally flawed boy who worships her. Tyler has been crushing on Becky since he started high school, but didn't get the guts to talk to her until long after he already found himself dating Sydney, a quintessential good girl whose patience for Tyler's unrequited love is thinning. After publishing a story about Becky in a prestigious magazine, Tyler decides tonight -- halfway through their senior year -- he's going to come clean to Becky, with whom he has become good friends. But "Open For Business Becca" has some not-so-secret secrets Tyler's been denying, and there's no way Tyler's dream girl can ever be what he needs her to be. Instead, he just might discover how far he's willing to go to break his own heart. This a great book for anyone who has once (or twice?) wished for someone we just couldn't have. It is a brutally and beautifully authentic look at navigating our first relationships.

Eleven-year-old Luke McCowan believes life would be great if he were one of the cool kids. He’d have the courage to talk to the cutest girl in school, fend off the school bully and overcome his fear of riding buses. His best friends, Reggie, Byron and Lou (Louise) wholeheartedly agree. Everything would be better if they were just different. Life in middle school is hard on Luke and his friends until they obtain a magic elixir and go on a cross-country quest in search of what they are convinced will make them cool; a lock of hair from action movie hero, Dino Dynamite. Their journey becomes even riskier when they get mixed up in the world’s biggest jewel heist and must use bravado, ingenuity and their own emerging talents to out wit the mob, Feds and Russian agents. What Luke and his friends learn on their journey is that the power of self-confidence is the only magic they really need, and that is truly discovering dynamite.

The second book in Scoot's Hilton Head Adventures takes Scoot to Savannah, where he encounters a bully and makes a dramatic rescue. Set on Hilton Head Island and in Savannah GA, the book includes 16 original watercolors illustrating recognizable panoramas and landmarks. This story delivers a valuable lesson while taking your family on a magical journey through the Lowcountry.

Jonathan James wants to make friends with Sam, the coolest and bravest girl in class, but he is too scared that she won't like him. With the help of his furry green friend, the Whatif Monster and a clever game that helps them concentrate on all the good and wonderful what ifs, we find out if Jonathan James is brave enough to overcome his fears and make a new friend.Perfect for the new reader to help build confidence in their reading skills as well as to help young ones navigate the worries both big and small in life. Type set in a dyslexic-friendly font.

Cordelia is an 11-year-old introverted loner. Not knowing quite how to fit in, she's often bullied at school. She finds comfort in facts and knowledge, preferring a world of consistency.Her world does change however, when Cordelia meets a magical blue whale named Beatrice. Nothing is ever the same for Cordelia as she befriends the ancient whale and finds out secrets of the universe from Beatrice that she must learn and master.Cordelia and the Whale is a timeless story filled with magical realism. A novel for all ages about belief, courage, confidence, and the need for all of us to find strength and power in ourselves and each other through communication, connection, and a little bit of magic. We are all meant to fly in this world - perhaps literally."Because what people fear more than failure, even more than they fear success, is change, Cordelia. Once you realize that you're capable of being extraordinary, you no longer have an excuse to be less than that. To know how truly capable you are is to have to change your own expectations of yourself. And that? Seems to be more than most people can handle." - Beatrice, Cordelia and the Whale

You can draw the coolest jets, the most amazing helicopters and prop planes. Even a drone. And while you're learning to draw each of these military aircraft you can read about its specs - speed, length, mission. Check out the photo and three-axis drawing of each aircraft too. And when you're done with all of that, click on the QR code to see awesome video of each aircraft in action. It's a drawing book and an informational book and a book with video links. Amazing!

I'm the girl nobody knows until she commits suicide. Then suddenly everyone had a class with her.Tonight's the night. Everyone will be there. Will you?Graduation in Santa Barbara, a house near the beach, and no parents! That can mean only one thing: PARTY! But not everyone's in a partying mood. Beckett is only going to confirm she is invisible after having spent two years caring for her mother; Morrigan seeks revenge on her ex- for having the gall to NOT sleep with her; Azize is trying to make a friend -- any friend; and Anthony's ready to pop off on anyone who mentions his maimed, combat-veteran brother.As the night quickly spirals out of control, eleven unique characters -- all of whom are familiar to anyone who's been a high school student -- crash, collide, and recombine in ways none of them saw coming when a brutal act of xenophobic violence brings the party to a halt.Graduation is a time of change. But after tonight, no one will ever be the same.Award-winning YA author Tom Leveen releases a special edition of his debut novel, in which a group very different teens converge on the biggest party of the year. Told in only eleven chapters, with each character allowed only one chance to tell their version of events, this special edition includes never-before-seen chapters, behind the scenes notes, and a new afterword by the author.