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		<title>Remembering the Eruption of Mount St. Helens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine Schlick Noe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow morning at 8:32 PDT, I hope you pause to celebrate the amazing power of our Earth, upon which so much depends.  Many of us throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond remember that moment on May 18, 1980 when Mount St. Helens erupted, changing lives and the landscape of the Washington Cascades forever.  This anniversary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Parents Page Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yolanda Ridge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you visited the For Parents Page lately? Me neither! That is I hadn&#8217;t&#8230; not until I was put in charge of updating it&#8217;s content. And so with looming deadlines (and a couple cranky kids) I stole five minutes from my day, brewed a cup of tea and sat down for a visit. I found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Emerald Ring by Dorine White</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amie Borst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dorine White is the author of the recently released The Emerald Ring, an easy-read adventure story about a girl who finds a special ring in her grandmother&#8217;s home. This ring takes her on adventures to ancient Egypt. I enjoyed reading this book as much as I enjoyed getting to know a bit about Dorine! Me:  What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strengths and Weaknesses</title>
		<link>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/strengths-weaknesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mindy Alyse Weiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve loved writing ever since I can remember—I wrote poems and stories at home, and it was my favorite part of school (and not just because I usually received A+ on my writing assignments). When I started writing middle grade novels, I was surprised that my talents weren’t enough. I think I do a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get to the funny faster: Stand-up comedy and middle grade writing</title>
		<link>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/stand-up-comedy-middle-grade-writing-author-debby-garfinkle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/stand-up-comedy-middle-grade-writing-author-debby-garfinkle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 10:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Johns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debra Garfinkle is one of the funniest writers I&#8217;ve ever known or read. So, why would she be taking a stand-up comedy class? Debra &#8212; author the Zeke Meeks series (writing as D.L. Green), the Supernatural Rubber Chicken books and five YA novels &#8212; shares a bit about the intersection of stand-up comedy and reaching middle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Let Summer Reading Kill You!</title>
		<link>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/summer-reading-kill-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tami Lewis Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of the school year is right around the corner! For parents that&#8217;s no more carpools, no more packed lunches, no more homework battles! Right? &#160; Before you get ready sink into that hammock on the beach&#8230; what about summer reading? Fun and relaxation are important. All work and no play really does make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Chronicles of Egg with Geoff, Josh &amp; Jen</title>
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		<comments>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/chronicles-egg-geoff-josh-jen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amie Borst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an arguement with my 9 year old daughter the other day.  The Chronicles of Egg by Geoff Rodkey sat on the counter and we both grabbed for it, wanting to be the first to read it.  I tried to reason with her that it was my job to read it.  She argued that it looked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader: Impossible</title>
		<link>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/reader-impossible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WendyS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re starting a new feature on the blog called Reader: Impossible. This column was inspired by conversations with moms, looking for books for their kids. YOU are an important part of this feature; if you accept this mission of helping kids connect with books, chime in with your suggestions for Reader: Impossible or write in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Q &amp; A</title>
		<link>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/the-q-a/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/the-q-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 10:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tricia Springstubb</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/?p=20175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; How old are you? How do you make the words small enough to fit inside the book? Did you ever meet Jeff Kinney? No? What about J.K. Rowling? How long does it take to make a book? Doesn’t your hand get tired? Well, did you ever meet Rick Riordan? When are they going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cubcake Club &#8211; Sheryl and Carrie, Mother-Daughter Co-Authors!</title>
		<link>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/cubcake-club-cheryl-carrie-motherdaughter-co-authors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2013/05/cubcake-club-cheryl-carrie-motherdaughter-co-authors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amie Borst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an author who writes books with her daughter, I was thrilled to be able to interview Sheryl and Carrie Berk, mother-daughter co-authors of the yummy The Cupcake Club series! &#160; &#160; &#160; Me:  Hi ladies!  Thanks for joining us here at the Mixed-Up Files!  We&#8217;re excited to have you.  As a mother-daughter author-duo myself,  I know [...]]]></description>
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