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26. ‘Maggie’ is a Sunny Summer Read!

Looking for a sunny summer read? Maggie Vaults Over the Moon lets the sunshine in. The young adult novel about a courageous farm girl, Maggie Steele, who overcomes tragedy and rises to new heights as a pole-vaulter, has brightened the … Continue reading

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27. La Crosse’s July 4th River Vault Features High-Flying Athletes, Fireworks, and All-American Maggie!

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

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28. “Maggie” Author Inspires Pole Vault Campers! (Video)

Author Grant Overstake shared inspiring thoughts and stories about his young adult novel, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon with athletes attending the Shocker Pole Vault Camp, held June 21st at Wichita State University. The camp is directed by Shocker pole-vault … Continue reading

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29. Award-Winning Narrator Tavia Gilbert is ‘Jazzed’ About Performing ‘Wonderful’ Maggie on Audiobook!

Can you hear it?! The media buzz is getting louder about the upcoming performance and release of Maggie Vaults Over the Moon on audiobook by Tavia Gilbert! In celebration of Audiobook Month in June, The Reading Date blog recently posted a … Continue reading

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30. Imagine What Could Happen…

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

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31. Win a Giant Maggie Poster at Watermark Books!

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

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32. Maggie Vaults Amazon’s Best Sellers List: YA Sports!

Maggie Vaults Amazon’s Best Sellers List: YA Sports! http://t.co/8iWfgxpxwP Plz RT! @GillAthletics @taviagilbert pic.twitter.com/F53lIOuOqc — Grant Overstake (@maggievaults) June 3, 2014

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33. Sign Up This Week to Win a ‘Maggie’ Poster at Watermark Books and Cafe!

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

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34. Maggie says, “Congrats to Our New Kansas State PV Champs!”

Maggie says, “Congrats to our new Kansas State PV Champs!” GIRLS: Class 1A Dallas Reed of St. Francis; 2A Laramie Leakey, Jeff County North; 3A Alicia Maloney, Marion; 4A Jannell Clampitt, Desoto; 5A Alyssa Wheeler, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel; and 6A Megan … Continue reading

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35. We’re Celebrating State Meet Weekend in Wichita! Win a ‘Maggie’ Poster at Watermark Books!

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

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36. ‘Maggie’ Vaults to Best-Sellers List at Watermark Books!

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

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37. Introducing Maggie’s Voice! Tavia Gilbert Interview (Part 2)

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

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38. Journey Upward With ‘Maggie Vaults Over the Moon’

Maggie says, “I’m knowing the Highest and Best for the brave and daring pole-vaulters competing in league, regional, and state championships this week. Believe in yourself! Hang on tight! Have fun! And I will see you, over the moon!” ABOUT … Continue reading

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39. Introducing Maggie’s Voice! Narrator Tavia Gilbert Interview

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

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40. ‘Maggie’ Earns Book of the Week Honors from BookWorks

NEW YORK, NY – The inspirational young adult novel, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon has been selected as the Book of the Week by the BookWorks Self-Publishers Association. “This is an amazingly wonderful surprise for Maggie!” said author Grant Overstake, … Continue reading

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41. Coach Dial Inspires Young Vaulter to Soar Like Maggie Steele

Hannah Melton is on her way up! The first year pole-vaulter at Berryhill (Oklahoma) Middle School has a personal best of 7-feet, 6-inches; just won her 7th grade conference track meet; and recently experienced an inspiring two-hour coaching session with … Continue reading

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42. Storybook Kansas Track Star Captures Quest for State Meet Glory

At this very moment, thousands athletes in the Sunflower State are on a quest to compete in the 2014 Kansas State Track and Field Championships, to be held May 30-31 at Wichita’s Cessna Stadium. Cheering them on is storybook track star … Continue reading

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43. Maggie’s Campaign Soars Over the Moon!

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

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44. Pole-Vaulters Find $1 Million in College Scholarships in Rusty Shealy’s Backyard

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

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45. Saddleback Valley Pole Vaulting Club is Ready to Soar with Grand Prize Gear from Gill Athletics!

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

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46. The Unsung Hero Who Helped Maggie Vault Over the Moon and Into Our Hearts

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

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47. Hard Work, Family Coaching Launch Desiree Freier to National HS Indoor Record!

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

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48. Maggie Campaign Soars Over the Moon! Now Let’s Reach for the Stars!

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

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49. The ‘Missing Ingredient’ Youngsters Can Find On a Pole-Vault Runway and How You Can Help!

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

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50. Help a Youth Soar with a ‘Maggie Steele Camp Scholarship Award’

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

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