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Over 7,000 copies sold across more than 15 countries!

Welcome to Courtney Kelly Books!
Be Empowered. Be Inspired.

Courtney Kelly Books is on a mission to empower and inspire people of all ages through our books and STEM-themed merchandise based on a young civil engineer named Celeste, author visits to schools and organizations where we effectively weave storytelling sessions with educational workshops, support for authors with consultations and game changing resources that lead to success, and Courtney’s dynamic speaking engagements driven by her accomplished career as an engineer and entrepreneur, providing insight and impact to audiences big and small.

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What Will Celeste Do Next?

After saving the city of New Orleans from flooding and solving the issue of traffic congestion in Dallas, Celeste is ready for another engineering challenge. In the next book of the collection, she will head to Atlanta to pave a new runway at an airport. This new adventure takes readers behind the scenes of what it's like to design and build a critical part of what makes airports work.

Already know that it's going to be great? Pre-order a book today!

 

Anticipated release in June 2026

Autographed copies are available in hardcover and paperback in the languages of English, French, German, and Spanish.

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Celeste Saves the City pulls readers into the life of a young girl forced to leave her beloved home as Hurricane Katrina threatens to flood New Orleans. Determined to make a difference in the future, Celeste sets her sights on becoming a civil engineer and figures out how to protect the wetlands that slow down flood waters during bad storms and hurricanes.

Autographed copies are available in audiobook, eBook, hardcover and paperback in the languages of English, German, French, and Spanish.

Celeste Tunnels Underground follows the journey of a civil engineer based in Dallas, Texas who is on a mission to solve the issue of traffic congestion. After researching ways to do this, she lands on building a tunnel and travels across the world to see projects that are currently in use and those under construction. Back in Dallas, Celeste and her team get to work on this important task and ease traffic in the busy city.

Autographed copies are available in audiobook, eBook, hardcover and paperback in the languages of English, German, French (coming soon), and Spanish.

Did you see Courtney on TV?

Check it out then watch on YouTube for more!

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS (excerpt) | "Don't Quit" by Edgar Albert Guest
KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Go Beyond Today for a Brighter Tomorrow
KEYNOTE ADDRESS | 2025 Leadership Mesquite Graduation
Why I Decided to Study Civil Engineering
GUEST SPEAKER | "Down For That" Meeting - Rapid Excavation & Tunneling Conference
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT | SOKO MRKT Stage - 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture
INTERVIEW | Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, CEO of IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association)
STORYTIME READING | American Library in Karlsruhe, Germany

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