Maggie Vaults Over the Moon Lib/E

Product description See what can happen when you follow your dreams!Maggie Steele is a gritty farm girl from tiny Grain Valley,Kansas, who pours her broken heart into the daring, dangerous sport ofpole-vaulting. Driven by a secret she cannot share with anyone, Maggie findsherself on a quest to soar far higher than critics think a girl should ever go.Unflinching in its exploration of teenage grief and filled with brilliant descriptions ofa breathtaking, beautiful sport, MaggieVaults Over the Moon is a powerful and rewarding story for middle-gradereaders and adults. Review Comes along at the perfect time. Girls who play sports and the coaches and families who support them will thoroughly enjoy this warm, uplifting story.-- "USA Today" An inspirational pick for young adult fiction collections.-- "Midwest Book Review" Overstake's novel exudes sweetness; in some ways, it feels as if it takes place in another era, as it lacks the dark edge seen in other popular YA stories. Former sportswriter Overstake's crisp style also gives the pole-vaulting scenes authenticity and tension. The story will most likely engage younger teenage girls, but its themes will resonate with anyone who has suffered profound loss. A fine YA novel about perseverance in sports and in life.-- "Kirkus Reviews" Tavia Gilbert thoroughly conveys Maggie Steele's grief when her brother, Alex, dies in an accident. Gilbert beautifully delivers the detailed descriptions of Maggie's life at school and at home on her family's Kansas farm...Gilbert's splendid portrayals of Maggie's real-life coach, teammates, and parents...will thoroughly engage listeners.-- "AudioFile" I myself experienced loss when I was a young girl. Sports were my outlet and helped me through some of the hardest times of my life. This book captured me cover to cover. I highly recommend Maggie Vaults Over the Moon!-- "Becky Holliday, US Olympic pole-vaulter" A fantastic book! Well put together and very inspirational!-- "John Mayor, Olympic torchbearer and British champion" Every single person should be able to relate to Maggie.-- "Jeremy Scott, US Olympic pole-vaulter" One of the most pure and wholesome young adult books I've ever read!-- "Shannon Clark, Girls Gone Sporty ambassador" I highly recommend it for all teens, especially those seeking direction during the storm and stress of adolescence.-- "Timothy M. Tays, PhD, clinical psychologist" A great family book!-- "Joe Dial, coach, Oral Roberts University and Dial Athletics" About the Author A former Miami Herald sportswriter and newspaper editor, Grant Overstake competed in the decathlon for the University of Kansas Jayhawks. A multiple award winner for excellence in writing, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon is his first novel. Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also an Audie Award nominee and the recipient of numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. With frequent inclusion on best of year and annual top ten lists, she is a trusted and increasingly sought-after actress for work across every genre, from children's and YA, to literary fiction, nonfiction, and genre fiction. Audible has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir, and Library Journal said of her, as close as you can get to a full-cast narration with a solo voice. She is a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral, with fiction and nonfiction focusing on relationships, love, and identity.