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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 →

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 →

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 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 →

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 →

Looking for a motivational gift this holiday season? Inspire them 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 tragedy and rise to new … Continue reading →

Storybook heroine Maggie Steele is winging her way West for the fourth annual Valley Vaulters Halloween Vault this weekend in beautiful Murrieta, California. The event, sponsored by the Valley Vaulters pole-vault club will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 … Continue reading →

TOPEKA, Kan. — To celebrate Maggie’s appearance at the Kansas Book Festival on Saturday, receive a free eBook download of the novel with each paperback copy of Maggie Vaults Over the Moon purchased on the State Capitol grounds. The inspirational young adult … Continue reading →

GRAIN VALLEY, Kan. — Grandma just knew that the 10,000th visitor to Maggie’s blog would appear sometime Sunday evening, so she baked one of her blue-ribbon rhubarb pies, and shoo-shooed Maggie and Troy away from the dinner table without dessert, … Continue reading →

A man who carried the Olympic flame is now carrying a torch for Maggie Vaults Over the Moon. John Mayor — a 33-time British champion in masters athletics (track and field) — says, “I thought Maggie was a fantastic book; … Continue reading →

Three Cheers for Maggie! She’s vaulting into The Bookshelf bookstore in sports-crazy McPherson, Kansas! And to celebrate, author Grant Overstake will sign copies of his nationally acclaimed sports novel, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon Friday July 12, from 6 p.m. … Continue reading →