The Great Library Giveaway Spotlight #1
We do appreciate all those who donate books for our giveaways. This library giveaway is no exception. And as thanks, we wanted to bring a little more attention to the middle-grade titles offered in...
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We are a full week into our Great Library Giveaway. Only three weeks left to nominate a worthy library! Click here and follow the instructions if you have a library that you’d like to see receive our...
View ArticleThe Great Library Giveaway Nominations Due Today (and Spotlight #8)!
The nomination period for our Great Library Giveaway ends tonight at 11:59pm Pacific. If you haven’t nominated a library yet, please do so before the deadline. For more information about our Great...
View ArticleVote For the Great Library Giveaway of 2012
We’ve enjoyed reading the 196 nominations that came in for our Great Library Giveaway. We wish we could supply each library with a stack of books, but since we can’t, we are grateful to our readers...
View ArticleThe Great Library Giveaway Spotlight #9
Voting is underway for our Great Library Giveaway, so don’t forget to stop by our left sidebar and cast your vote for one of our three finalists. And we can’t say thanks enough to the authors,...
View ArticleThe Great Library Giveaway Spotlight #10
We are well into our voting period, but if you haven’t had a chance to vote yet, look to the left sidebar and do so. Voting ends on Tuesday, October 30th, and we’ll announce the winner on Halloween....
View ArticleVoting Ends TODAY!
Don’t forget that voting for our Great Library Giveaway ends tonight at 11:59pm Pacific time. If you haven’t voted yet, please do so by looking to the left of this post. The voting poll is at the top...
View ArticleAnd the lucky library is…
We tallied up the 1,947 votes we received for our Great Library Giveaway, and I am pleased to announce that our 97-book collection of middle-grade titles will be sent to the library at Gateway College...
View ArticleCozy Winter Reads
My favorite thing to do in winter is snuggle up in front of the fireplace with a blanket, some hot cocoa, and a good book. My second favorite thing to do is snuggle up in front of a window with a...
View ArticleWe Want To Hear From You!
We love books here at From the Mixed-Up Files. But we also love helping our readers find just what it is they are searching for. Want to learn more about an author? Need help searching for a specific...
View ArticleICE DOGS: An Interview with Terry Lynn Johnson
Today I have the privilege of introducing author Terry Lynn Johnson and her new MG novel, ICE DOGS. Terry is a conservation officer in Whitefish Falls, Ontario, Canada, and her love of the great...
View ArticleICE DOGS winner!
We’ve chosen a winner for the signed hardcover of Terry Lynn Johnson’s ICE DOGS as well as some doggy bag swag. The winner is… Leslie Darnell! Congratulations, Leslie! We hope you enjoy the prizes!...
View ArticleBeing Small is Good: A Conversation with a Small Press
We talk a lot about middle-grade books here at From the Mixed-Up Files. But most of the books we highlight come from the big, national publishers in New York City. I’ve been curious to learn more about...
View ArticleYou’re Just in Time to Hear the Winner!
Congratulations to Rebecca Birkin! Your name has been chosen as the recipient of the first two books in the Just in Time series by Cheri Pray Earl and Carol Lynch Williams. And thanks to all who read...
View ArticleA Tour of Our Website/Blog
A little-known fact: in college, my scholarship required me to give campus tours to anyone who called the school and wanted to take a look around. I had to memorize a map of the campus as well as...
View ArticleChanges at From the Mixed-Up Files
You may have noticed that our site has been a little more mixed-up than usual. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused everyone, but we are happy to announce that we have isolated the...
View ArticleA Celebration Giveaway!
Now that we are back online, we want to celebrate. And there’s no better way to celebrate than by giving away a bunch of new books! One lucky winner will receive the following six advance reader...
View ArticleWant to Be a Mixed-Up Author? Now Accepting Applications
We’d love to add a few new members to our blog who love middle-grade books as much as we do. We are looking for people who are willing to post about 5-7 times a year with original, quality entries that...
View ArticleFood and Friendship: An Interview with Veera Hiranandani
We mostly talk middle-grade here at From the Mixed-Up Files, but I’m also happy when I can give some attention to the little sibling of MG books, the chapter book. Today I have the honor of visiting...
View ArticleIntroducing…
We’ve added new members to our blog! Please join us in welcoming the following new Mixed-Up Authors: Julie Artz Dori Hillestad Butler Dorian Cirrone Barbara Dee Laurie J. Edwards Louise Galveston Mike...
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