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GRAIN VALLEY, Kan. (March 31, 2015) – The audiobook version of Maggie Vaults Over the Moon, narrated by voice actress Tavia Gilbert, has been released today by distribution giant Blackstone Audio to major internet platforms and download sites around the … Continue reading →

The amazing Tavia Gilbert, narrator and producer of the soon-to-be-released audiobook, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon,  is once again in the industry’s spotlight — this time in the current issue of AudioFile Magazine. In a a glowing feature profile, writer … Continue reading →

The audiobook version of Maggie Vaults Over the Moon, narrated by Tavia Gilbert, will be released by distribution giant Blackstone Audio on March 31st, 2015. Pre-order now at a discount through Blackstone’s online portal, Downpour.com. After months of anticipation, author … 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 →

YOU DID IT! THANK YOU! Maggie’s 31-Day Audiobook Crowdfunding Campaign has ended and we’re Over the Moon! You soared over the $3,000 goal and so the story will be narrated and produced by the great Tavia Gilbert. We can’t wait … Continue reading →

COLUMBIA, South Carolina – Longtime Realtor Rusty Shealy knows the value of a good piece of property. So after months of searching, he jumped at the opportunity to purchase a home with 4.5 wooded acres, the perfect place to build … Continue reading →

Young vaulters are rising to new heights every day at Saddleback Pole Vaulting Club in Mission Viejo, California. They’ll get an added boost with a Mean Green Skypole like Maggie used to vault over the moon! Saddleback Coach Dan Cassidy … Continue reading →

The person who brought Maggie Vaults Over the Moon to our sport belongs on the award’s stand! I can say this without boast or brag, because that person isn’t me, Grant Overstake. The man who helped storybook heroine Maggie Steele … Continue reading →

FORT WORTH, Texas – They may call this The Lone Star State, but the sky above Fort Worth dazzles with many superstars from TexasPoleVault Club at EliteSportz. The club’s brightest star is Desiree Freier, the new girls’ national high school indoor … Continue reading →

THANK YOU! Because of your great response, we surpassed our first funding goal in only 19 days! Acclaimed audiobook narrator Tavia Gilbert will perform Maggie Vaults Over the Moon by Grant Overstake. Her talented performance will lift this inspiring story … Continue reading →

Is good old-fashioned grit the missing ingredient in today’s youth? Yes it is, according to a report on today’s National Public Radio’s Morning Edition.   In a segment titled, “Does Teaching Kids To Get ‘Gritty’ Help Them Get Ahead?” reporter Tovia … Continue reading →

Without the timely support of a few key members of her caring community, storybook pole-vaulter Maggie Steele would never have vaulted over the moon. But because the right people stepped up at just the right time, the gutsy farm girl … Continue reading →

Vaulter Magazine is offering a one-year subscription valued at $155 for a pole-vault fan who contributes $140 to Maggie’s Audiobook Campaign! Vaulter Magazine is eager to help narrator Tavia Gilbert perform and produce Maggie Vaults Over the Moon on audiobook. … Continue reading →

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Serious jumpers, serious coaching, seriously… The coaching staff at Texas Pole Vault at EliteSportz is very serious about helping vaulters of all skill levels jump higher. If your ready to jump high, willing to work for … Continue reading →

POLE-VAULTERS AND COACHES! GILL ATHLETICS is the Grand Prize Sponsor for the ongoing Maggie Vaults Over the Moon Audiobook Crowdfunding Campaign. The Grand Prize includes a Mean Green Skypole, a 15-foot Skypole Pole Bag, and a roll of the new … Continue reading →

Just as sure as temperatures will skyrocket on the Kansas prairie this summer, vaulters will leap to new heights at Tailwind Pole Vault Club Summer Camps. In fact, tiny Jamestown, Kansas should change its name to PR City, because more … Continue reading →

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Rusty Shealy Pole Vault Club has pledged five 3-Day Summer Vault Camp slots, valued at $425, for vault fans who contribute $375 to Maggie’s Audiobook Campaign! Coach Rusty Shealy is eager to help narrator Tavia Gilbert … Continue reading →

RAISE THE BAR POLE VAULT CLUB has pledged a 3-Day Summer Camp, valued at $275, for a vault fan who contributes $250 to Maggie’s Audiobook Campaign! The camp will be held June 24-26 at the club’s facility in Reno, Nevada. … Continue reading →

GILL ATHLETICS, the world’s largest track and field equipment manufacturer, is proud to be the Grand Prize Sponsor of Maggie’s Audiobook Campaign. The package, valued up to $650, includes a Mean Green Skypole just like Maggie used to vault over … Continue reading →

SHELBYVILLE, Kentucky – Fuzion Athletics is offering PreState Vault Sessions, and Summer Vault Sessions, valued at $480 each, for vault fans who contribute $400 to Maggie’s Audiobook Campaign. The PreState Session offer is good for one dozen 2-hour Practice Sessions … Continue reading →

ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Fuzion Athletics has pledged a package of Summer Vault Sessions, valued at $300, for a $200 pledge to Maggie’s Audiobook Campaign. This offer includes twelve 2-hour practice sessions with coaching from Jim Moeller, from June through … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN, Montana – The Manhattan Tigers’ pole-vault squad will transport their poles in style this season in a new pole bag from Fuzion Athletics! The bag, valued at $175, is being made especially for Manhattan High School, thanks to Coach … Continue reading →

TULSA, Oklahoma – Pole-vaulting icon and coach of champions, JOE DIAL is offering an inspiring two-hour coaching session for a $150 pledge to Maggie’s Audiobook Campaign! Great gift idea! Learn more: http://tinyurl.com/lxtyqjc

MASTER ARTIST PHILLIP CARRERO was so taken by the novel Maggie Vaults Over the Moon, he was inspired to paint his own version of the book’s cover. Posters of his signed artwork are being awarded to supporters who contribute $50 … Continue reading →

By Grant Overstake [Reprinted from the March 2014 Issue of VAULTER MAGAZINE] For more than forty years, Australian master painter Phillip Carrero has meticulously captured the likenesses of public figures, military heroes, and outstanding athletes, whose images are on display … Continue reading →