From The Mixed Up Files

Check out these new December releases for all of your favorite middle-grade readers! This selection includes the newest from an adventure series and an out-of-this-world book on space by renowned astronomer Dean Regas. Never After: The Broken Mirror, Roaring Brook Press, written by Melissa de la Cruz  Real life and fairy tales collide in Never After: The Broken Mirror, book three of the funny and thrilling series from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. The Never After crew is back for another twisted adventure. This time, they’re off to Snow Country—that is, after they...

We’d love to add some new members to our blog who love middle-grade books as much as we do. Who Should Apply to Be a Member? *Writers or illustrators with a passion for middle grade books! *Media specialists who can share helpful posts for teachers, parents, media specialists, etc. ***We’re strongly committed to diversity in publishing. If you’re a writer of color or other underrepresented voice, please apply!***    What’s It Like to Be a Member of The Mixed-Up Files Blog? *Members have scheduled posting dates about 5 – 7 times a year (but are welcome to add extra posts). We...

Before Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many people elsewhere knew only a little about the country. Recent nonfiction and fiction books on Ukraine for Middle-Grade readers can help them understand what Ukrainians are fighting so fiercely to defend. Most of these books appeared in 2022, and many...

  Happy Holidays!! It’s that time of year where people scramble to find gifts. We, at STEM Tuesday, recommend you give the gift of CURIOSITY. DISCOVERY. ADVENTURE… Buy a STEM/STEAM book for someone! Not only will you be opening a child’s eyes to the wonder of the world around them, you’ll...

Merrill Wyatt is the author of Ernestine, Catastrophe Queen, and Tangled Up in Luck. Her newest, Tangled Up in Nonsense, (Margaret K. McElderry Books, release date November 29) has young detectives Sloane and Amelia trying to crack a case that happened over a hundred years ago. Set in a creepy...

Before Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many people elsewhere knew only a little about the country. Recent nonfiction and fiction books on Ukraine for Middle-Grade readers can help them understand what Ukrainians are fighting so fiercely to defend. Most of these books appeared in 2022, and many...

Check out these new December releases for all of your favorite middle-grade readers! This selection includes the newest from an adventure series and an out-of-this-world book on space by renowned astronomer Dean Regas. Never After: The Broken Mirror, Roaring Brook Press, written by Melissa de la Cruz  Real life and...

Today we’d like to share what we are grateful for as children’s writers. So, I asked the Mixed-Up Files contributors to write a little about what they are thankful for as authors. Hope you enjoy our thoughts.   “I’m thankful for the kidlit community. I’ve been in other writing communities...