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		<title>Let&#8217;s Put On A Show! Reader&#8217;s Theater and the Middle-Grade Reader</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tami Lewis Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are your kids drama queens (or kings?) All kids love make-believe&#8230; so how about combining their passion for making things up with their favorite middle-grade books? Turns out there&#8217;s a name for acting out scenes from books&#8211; Reader&#8217;s Theater (aka Readers Theater or Readers&#8217; Theater or just plain RT) and it&#8217;s been around for decades. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle-Grade Moms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WendyS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day was yesterday, and across the land, mothers were celebrated with cards and flowers, brunches and lovingly-made breakfasts in bed. It is the day that more international phone calls are made than any other day of the year. In the land of middle-grade, though, the tribute to motherhood can be a bit more backhanded. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winner of Chained!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 11:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen B. Schwartz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all who stopped by to learn more about author Lynne Kelly and her debut novel CHAINED. The winner of our CHAINED giveaway is: &#160; Tina!!!]]></description>
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		<title>The Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tricia Springstubb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thinking out loud here.  I&#8217;m hoping to start a conversation.   Here goes.  The high school where my husband teaches recently hosted a group of teachers and students from France.  In talking with the kids, he discovered how surprised they were by the level of competitiveness in American society in general and school in particular.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to our Newest Mixed-Up Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen B. Schwartz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We will miss the authors that recently left who all contributed immensely to our blog. In our recent call for new members, we had so many wonderful applications from those hoping to join us on the Mixed-Up Files that it was a really tough decision. We felt as stumped as this guy: &#160; We may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chained by Debut Author Lynne Kelly</title>
		<link>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2012/05/interview-lynne-kelly-debut-author-chained/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen B. Schwartz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome Lynne Kelly to the Mixed-Up Files! Her debut novel, CHAINED, released into the wild today! Lynne grew up in Houston, lived in a couple of much colder places, then returned to the Houston area, where she works as a sign language interpreter and writes novels for children and young adults. &#160; &#160; About CHAINED: After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winner of Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mindy Alyse Weiss</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Auxier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for all those wonderful comments on Jonathan Auxier&#8217;s interview.  I&#8217;m thrilled to announce the winner of a signed copy of Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes. And the winner is&#8230; Rosie Pova Congrats, Rosie!  We&#8217;ll send you an e-mail to find out your address and who you would like Jonathan to sign the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview and Giveaway with Jonathan Auxier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mindy Alyse Weiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m thrilled to welcome Jonathan Auxier to the Mixed-Up Files.  Jonathan is a screenwriter, illustrator, and novelist who lives in Pittsburgh, PA. His debut novel, Peter Nimble &#38; His Fantastic Eyes, tells the tale of a small, blind, orphan who also happens to be the greatest thief who ever lived.  The book was an ABA 2011 New Voices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jackalope Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2012/05/jackalope-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2012/05/jackalope-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 11:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tricia Springstubb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our five lucky winners are: Ella Schwartz, Heather, Jaymie, Lois B. and Madelyn Congratulations&#8211;you&#8217;ll get an e-mail from us shortly. Many thanks to all who entered, and look for another giveaway soon!]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Tips I Learned From Reading Middle-Grade Literature</title>
		<link>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2012/05/parenting-tips-learned-reading-middle-grade-literature/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2012/05/parenting-tips-learned-reading-middle-grade-literature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Selznick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ingrid Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scumble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Mysterious Benedict Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trenton Lee Stewart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confession: I read a LOT of middle-grade fiction.  It’s true.  In fact, I haven’t yet been in the young adult or adult section of my local public library.  I see no problem with this, except for one thing: I want to talk about the books I read with my friends. This is a problem because [...]]]></description>
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