Maggie Vaults Over the Moon

<h3 class=ql-align-center><strong style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Girls who play sports and the coaches and families who support them will thoroughly enjoy this warm uplifting story.</em> -Christine Brennan Best-Selling Author of On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports.</strong></h3><p><em style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A fine YA novel about perseverance in sports and in life.</em><span style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> -KIRKUS REVIEWS</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When a fiery car crash kills her older brother Maggie Steele is trapped. Grieving and shattered she is left to grind the gears of a giant grain truck on her family's Kansas farm staring at a future that feels as flat and empty as the plains around her. To escape her nightmare she discovers a daring path forward: the pole vault.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It's a sport of defiance of launching your body skyward to battle the crushing pull of gravity-and for Maggie it's her only hope. But as she fights to master the dangerous discipline she faces small-town ridicule Title IX roadblocks and the haunting voice of her own self-doubt.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The crossbar is raised higher and higher a fragile boundary between the girl she is and the person she could become. With everything on the line can she find the courage to silence the haters trust her instincts and finally soar?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>More Than a Story: An Essential Tool for Athletes Coaches and Teams</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This definitive edition of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Maggie Vaults Over the Moon</em><span style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is designed to inspire champions on and off the field. It features exclusive content to spark discussion and build mental resilience:</span></p><ul><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Foreword by Katerina Stefanidi</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> the reigning Olympic Pole Vault Champion.</span></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Chapter Discussion Questions</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> crafted by </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Dr. Melissa I. White</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(253 250 242 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a Language Arts Teacher with a Doctorate in Sport Psychology designed to explore themes of perseverance goal-setting and overcoming adversity.</span></li></ul><p><em>An inspirational pick for young adult fiction collections. </em>--MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW</p>