From The Mixed Up Files

Hello, Everyone, allow me to introduce myself, I’m Dr. Miral A Khalil, a pediatrician who studies child and adolescent psychiatry. I’m new to STEM Tuesday and I am excited to dive into this month’s topic of Computers. I want to discuss AI and how it might work in a classroom. WHY USE AI? I’m aware of how polarizing the use of AI is within kid-lit and academia — and I must say that’s warranted, given the legitimate fear of plagiarism, cheating, and theft of intellectual property. But I do insist that, used with some SOP,...

The Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) has revised its Canon of Ethics, with changes set to take place September 1, 2026.   Significant Changes to Note   While agents still may not charge a client for editorial work done to prepare a manuscript for submission, other avenues of generating revenue have opened up. As reported by medium.com, agents can now “offer clients paid services, such as marketing, publicity, web design, and, in some circumstances, editorial services, as long as representation is not contingent on purchasing those services.”   A significant change to the Canon, while not encouraging agents to...

As a kid, my summers were spent hanging out at the library reading Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. I loved a good mystery, and not much has changed in that department. With summer reading in full swing, I’ve picked six of my favorite middle grade mysteries to share. They...

Hello, Everyone, allow me to introduce myself, I’m Dr. Miral A Khalil, a pediatrician who studies child and adolescent psychiatry. I’m new to STEM Tuesday and I am excited to dive into this month’s topic of Computers. I want to discuss AI and how it might work in a classroom....

Author Interview with Maire Roche Today’s author interview is with Middle Grade author Maire Roche. If you like monsters and retellings, then then buckle up for a fun read! So, without further ado…. KATE: Our Mixed-Up-Files readers would love the inside scoop on your latest book, Little Monsters! Can you...

As a kid, my summers were spent hanging out at the library reading Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. I loved a good mystery, and not much has changed in that department. With summer reading in full swing, I’ve picked six of my favorite middle grade mysteries to share. They...

Author Interview with Maire Roche Today’s author interview is with Middle Grade author Maire Roche. If you like monsters and retellings, then then buckle up for a fun read! So, without further ado…. KATE: Our Mixed-Up-Files readers would love the inside scoop on your latest book, Little Monsters! Can you...

A question I hear often from kid readers is “How can you write for us when you’re an adult?” There’s a lot of reasons why this question pops up, but one of the biggest is the fact that adults simply aren’t kids. In their minds, we don’t look like them,...