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WICHITA, Kan. — Bookstores from coast-to-coast will mark “Independent Bookstore Day” on Saturday, May 2. More than 400 retailers from Alaska to Maine will celebrate their value to their communities with author readings, special sales, and other activities. While a … Continue reading →

[This is a re-posting from Maggie’s blog archives] GRAIN VALLEY, Kan. – There was a big commotion on Main Street this afternoon as word spread like a prairie fire that Maggie Steele had been invited to appear on a national TV … Continue reading →

Wave the Wheat, Jayhawkers! Today is Kansas Day, marking the admission of Kansas as the 34th state in the Union, on January 29, 1861. We’re also celebrating the fact that Maggie Vaults Over the Moon has found its place on … Continue reading →

Grant Overstake, author of the young adult novel, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon, has joined Arts Partners of Wichita. As a Teaching Artist, he will present assemblies and writing workshops for students from 4th grade through high school in Wichita and … Continue reading →

FORT WORTH, TEXAS –  It’s been a banner year at Texas Pole Vault at EliteSportz, home of Desiree Freier, who became the greatest teen vaulter in US history. Recently, a group of campers received outstanding instruction at the club and … Continue reading →

Maggie Vaults Over the Moon has earned praise from athletes and country folk for its realistic depictions of the sport of pole-vaulting, and farm life. Now an athletic and spiritually aware teenage reviewer is praising the story for its deeper … Continue reading →

Fireworks will be flying high this Friday, the 4th of July, and so will pole-vaulters at the 5th Annual River Vault competition in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Joining in the patriotic celebration will be All-American Maggie Steele, storybook heroine of the … Continue reading →

Maggie’s New PR! 23,000 VISITORS! Thank You! #polevault @polevaultpower @TrackInKansas @GillAthletics Plz RT! pic.twitter.com/ObY5zeT8SS — Grant Overstake (@maggievaults) June 3, 2014

Win a giant Maggie poster at Watermark Books! @Watermarkbooks ! http://t.co/Y92UW1Sznq @TrackInKansas Please RT! pic.twitter.com/bL1AI6ppSM — Grant Overstake (@maggievaults) June 3, 2014

WICHITA, Kan. – Some 4,000 athletes competed this past Friday and Saturday at the Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships.  Cheering them on were more than 25,000 fans at Wichita’s Cessna Stadium, including storybook State Champion, Maggie Steele, … Continue reading →

WICHITA, Kan. – More than 4,000 athletes will compete in the nation’s largest track meet this Friday and Saturday — the Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships. Cheering them will be more than 25,000 fans at Wichita’s Cessna … Continue reading →

WICHITA, Kan. — Maggie Vaults Over the Moon is soaring again at Watermark Books & Cafe, the region’s top bookstore, making the best-seller list for May 11th. The novel, which features a Kansas farm girl who soars to new heights … Continue reading →

Here’s the second installment of the two-part interview with narrator Tavia Gilbert, who will enter her studio this month to perform Maggie Vaults Over the Moon on audiobook! In Part 1, Tattle contributor, Erin Cosyn, sat down with narrator Tavia … Continue reading →

Maggie says, “Here’s the first installment of a two-part interview on the Tattle blog with Tavia Gilbert, who will enter her studio this month to perform Maggie Vaults Over the Moon on audiobook! I can’t wait to hear her tell … Continue reading →

Tavia Gilbert has agreed to perform Maggie Vaults Over the Moon on audiobook! Many of the biggest names in the worldwide pole-vaulting community have rallied behind the crowdfunding campaign to cover Tavia’s expenses; donating camp slots and other cool stuff … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone who entered the Maggie Gift Book Giveaway. It was heartwarming to read your thoughtful essays, from as far away as Australia! Gift-wrapped copies of Maggie Vaults Over the Moon will be sent to prize-winner’s friends and loved … Continue reading →

A former rural newspaper editor has created a teen novel that’s harvesting praise from readers of all ages for its realistic view of life on a family farm. The novel, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon is a perfect gift idea … Continue reading →