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Don’t miss this fun and informative interview with #kidlit author Emma Otheguy by @jenkraar.bsky.social on today’s @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog! fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-inter...

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Don’t miss @melissaroske.bsky.social’s interview with fellow MUF member @sydneydunlap.bsky.social on today’s blog. Sydney’s latest MG, RACING THE CLOUDS, is out now! #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

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Don’t miss my @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social interview with fellow MUF member @sydneydunlap.bsky.social! Her latest MG, RACING THE CLOUDS, is out now! #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

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Don't miss the Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog tour on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social, featuring MG Notable Book winners @adamgidwitz.bsky.social, @dekemoulton.bsky.social and Deborah Lakritz! #kidlit #MiddleGrade

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Great interview with MG author @meganefreeman.bsky.social on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social. Her latest MG novel, AWAY, is out now! #kidlit

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Thank you, @nysoclib, for featuring KAT GREENE COMES CLEAN and her MG besties,THE FRAME-UP by Wendy McLeod MacKnight & CLEO PORTER AND THE BODY ELECTRIC by Jake Burt. When the library closes and the lights go down, you know Kat and her friends are going to party! 🎉🎉🎉 #kidlit #middlegrade

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A cavalcade of NEW MG releases for February on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social! #kidlit

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Borrowed Angela Duckworth’s groundbreaking 2016 book GRIT from @nysoclib.bsky.social, and it’s heartening to learn that perseverance—not innate “talent”—wins the race every time. Writers, take note! #booksky #writingcommunity

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Editor Spotlight! Meet Taylor Normal of Neal Porter Books / Holiday House, plus discover what's on Taylor's #MSWL. #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/editor-spotl...

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ICYMI: @melissaroske.bsky.social chats with author/screenwriter/showrunner Thomas Wheeler about his MG debut, THE DOOMSDAY VAULT. (Spoiler alert: It's FABULOUS!) #kidlit #booksky #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

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On today's blog: @melissaroske.bsky.social chats with with author/screenwriter/showrunner Thomas Wheeler! His MG debut, THE DOOMSDAY VAULT, the first installment in in Everwhen time-travel series, is out now! #kidlit #middlegrade

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Don't miss my interview with author/screenwriter/showrunner Thomas Wheeler on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social. His MG debut, THE DOOMSDAY VAULT, the first installment in the Everwhen time-travel series, is out now! #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

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Boosting this MG giveaway from #kidlit author @arguellescath.bsky.social

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Congrats to the winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, which recognizes outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. #kidlit jewishlibraries.org/wp-content/u...

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There’s a lot to unpack in Brooke Shields’ latest memoir, but my biggest takeaway? Aging is not for the meek. (Gen Z… you have been warned 😂) #booksky

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Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog, w/ book recs by @benjaminboche.bsky.social #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/30th-anniver...

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Which to read first: @arguellescath.bsky.social’s 2022 #middlegrade novel, FLIP TURNS (@jollyfishpress.bsky.social), or her latest MG, FIRST TO FIND? Decisions, decisions… #kidlit

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Mark your calendars, #kidlit friends: Kidlit for Los Angeles – Auction for Wildfire Relief Jan 20, 2025 (9am PST) – Jan 26, 2025 (9pm PST). fromthemixedupfiles.com/l-a-wildfire...

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This is for anyone who says that graphic novels aren't "real" books. @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social #kidlit #middlegrade #graphicnovels fromthemixedupfiles.com/on-the-move-...

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What writing resolutions did you make for 2025? I vowed to join a critique group, and —poof! — @lisalschmid.bsky.social and @arguellescath.bsky.social welcomed me into theirs with open arms. Can’t wait to dive into their MG and YA manuscripts respectively! #goals #writingcommunity #kidlit

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NEW feature on the @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog: MUF member spotlight! Today’s offering: #STEM author Jen Swanson #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

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Exploring the magic of ancestry and myths on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog, with MG author Gloria L. Huang. Her fantasy novel, KAYA OF THE OCEAN, is out now!. #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/exploring-th...

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Great interview of author/editor/agent @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social of P.S. Literary by @oneminutemonkey.bsky.social on @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social. Plus great advice for querying writers. #kidlit #writingcommunity fromthemixedupfiles.com/agent-author...

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Writers give the best holiday gifts. 💓 Thanks to @tontonstee.bsky.social for knowing that it takes a village to thrive as a writer. #writingCommunity

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What’s on your New Year’s TBR list, #kidlit friends? I’m reading an ARC of Thomas Wheeler’s time-travel adventure, THE DOOMSDAY VAULT, in preparation for my forthcoming @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social author interview. Out from @simonandschuster.bsky.social 1/28/25! #middlegrade

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A fun piece in Medium by my dear friend and writing buddy, @tontonstee.bsky.social, "The Kind of Writer I Can't Stand." (Spoiler alert: It's NOT me! 😂) #writingcommunity medium.com/@steetee/the...

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It's hard to predict what will happen in children's book publishing in 2025, but here are some insights from @sarahallen.bsky.social on today's Mixed-Up Files blog. (My favorite: HUMOR is making a comeback!) #kidlit #publishing fromthemixedupfiles.com/middle-grade...

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ICYMI: @melissaroske.bsky.social chats with Rosanne Tolin about her MG historical thriller, FREEDOM'S GAME, about two Jewish orphans in Nazi-occupied France during WWII. PLUS there's a #GIVEAWAY! #kidlit #middlegrade #diversity #writingcommunity fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

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There's still time to enter the #giveaway for a chance to win a copy of Rosanne Tolin's edge-of-your seat MG thriller, FREEDOM'S GAME. Plus, learn about Rosanne's creative process. #kidlit #middlegrade #writingcommunity

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I had the pleasure to chat with #kidlit author Rosanne Tolin about FREEDOM'S GAME, an edge-of-your-seat MG thriller about a pair of Jewish orphans, set in Nazi-occupied France. Plus, there's a chance to win a copy of the book!!👇 #middlegrade #giveaway #Jewish fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

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You know what I love about Bluesky? That there's room for genuine discourse; that this platform feels real Amiright? #kidlit #writingcommunity

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It's all a big mystery on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog, with six hardboiled MG mystery novels. #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/heists-hijin...

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