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It’s official! Maggie’s blog is a new affiliate site of the USA Track & Field (USATF) online store, which is a pretty big deal for friends and followers of storybook heroine, Maggie Steele. USATF is is the national governing body … 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 →

Looking for a motivational gift this holiday season? Inspire the sports-minded reader on your list with a Maggie Christmas! Maggie Vaults Over the Moon is the story of a courageous teen, Maggie Steele, who finds the strength to overcome a … 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 →

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 →

Aspiring pole-vaulter Margaret (Maggie) Wheatley discovered Maggie Vaults Over the Moon last summer. She was so inspired by the story, she stayed up all night to read it in one sitting, posting tweets about it on Twitter, and then she … 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Storybook heroine Maggie Steele’s Audiobook Campaign has been selected to receive bonus funds during the International Women’s Day Celebration, March 3-8, to honor her inspiring message for young women and girls. On Monday March 3rd, Maggie’s campaign will receive an … 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 →

Dear Maggie Fans, Acclaimed narrator Tavia Gilbert has enthusiastically agreed to perform Maggie Vaults Over the Moon on Audiobook! Tavia is a mega-star in the audiobook industry in New York City — An Olympic-caliber talent in her genre with more … Continue reading →

LONDON — Maggie Steele, the world’s most inspiring storybook pole-vaulter, was an honored guest at Vault London 2014, held Sunday, Jan. 12th, at the David Weir Leisure in Carshalton, Surrey. Copies of the young adult novel, Maggie Vaults Over the … Continue reading →

London’s calling Maggie Steele to appear at one of Europe’s premier pole-vaulting events — Vault London 2014! The world’s most inspiring storybook vaulter will be an honored guest on Sunday, Jan. 12th, at The David Weir Leisure in Carshalton, Surrey. … Continue reading →