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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 →

Australian master painter Phillip Carrero has captured the likenesses of public figures, military heroes, and outstanding athletes whose images are on display at the Olympics Athletic Centre in Sydney. But far above all other subjects, Carrero is on top of … Continue reading →

Maggie Vaults Over the Moon is listed among the great reads on the 2014-15 Battle of the Books list in the Wichita Diocese Catholic Schools. The Battle of the Books is a popular reading contest for 5th and 6th graders … 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 →

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 →

COLUMBIA, SC – Sydney Hickert was soaring with Maggie at Rusty Shealy Pole Vault Camp this past week. Hickert, of Summerville, S.C., jumped at the opportunity to claim a discounted camp spot, which was offered as a major perk by … Continue reading →

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin – Fireworks were soaring here on the 4th of July, and so were the patriotic pole-vaulters at the 5th Annual River Vault competition held at beautiful Riverside Park on the Mississippi River. The star-spangled event included some … Continue reading →

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 →

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

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

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 →

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 →

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 →