From the Mixed-Up Files

If you haven't already been to the site From the Mixed-Up Files...what are you waiting for? Book giveaways, interviews, tons of information...and it's all about middle grade books and authors. There's something here for everyone.



Mission Statement
From the Mixed-Up Files is the group blog of middle-grade authors celebrating books for middle-grade readers. For anyone with a passion for children’s literature—teachers, librarians, parents, kids, writers, industry professionals— we offer regularly updated book lists organized by unique categories, author interviews, market news, and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a children's book from writing to publishing to promoting.

Contest Anyone?

So...this is what I'm thinking. I haven't had this blog for very long and since I have my new website up and running (Yay!) I'm thinking of doing a contest to help promote my blog/site. I have a couple ideas in mind, but if anyone has an idea of their own, I'd love to hear! Just leave a comment and I promise to read. I'm thinking I'll announce this Friday.

BTW, check out my new up and running site at http://www.rose-cooper.com/. I still have a lot more to add, but I'm having fun with it for now.

In the next day or so I will also be posting about the event at EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS complete with pics (you don't wanna miss!) and a post about my experience talking to my son's 6th grade class (66 kids!)about how to become an author/illustrator. Yeah, I was sooo nervous since I had never talked in front of a group before, PLUS I had lost my voice the day before at the art event and I was given a microphone. Confession: I've never, ever talked in a microphone before. Karaoke excluded.  So I was sweating bullets just thinking about how well I was going to do with my whisper amplified in front of a crowd of kids who may or may not be bored with what I was prepared to say.

So in the meantime, lemme know if have any ideas for a contest to help promote my blog/site!

Pre-Order!

I was really surprised to see GOSSIP FROM THE GIRLS' ROOM is already on Amazon and available for pre-order. Yay! Although there's no cover image up yet, you can also pre-order from the Random House website HERE.

In Sofia's words . . .

Mia St. Claire is only the most popular girl in all of Middlebrooke Middle School. For three very obvious reasons:

1. She's very rich.

2. She has tons of money.

3. She can buy anything and everything she wants. And she does.

I'm sure people like her for other reasons too, but none of those reasons are obvious enough for me to really know. Or care about, for that matter.

Another Book Deal!

I'm so excited to announce that I have another book coming out, which will be the 2nd in a series to my first book (out next year). Yay! And i'm double excited to be working with my same fabulous agent and designer.

From Publishers Market Place:

Author/illustrator of the forthcoming GOSSIP FROM THE GIRLS' ROOM, A BLOGTASTIC! novel, Rose Cooper's second title in the series, RUMORS FROM THE BOYS' ROOM, again to Wendy Loggia at Delacorte, for publication in Spring 2012, by Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio. rosemary@stimolaliterarystudio.com

Hailey Twitch

Seven-year-old Hailey Twitch knows three things for sure: who she’s the boss of, how to throw a tantrum, and above all, how to get exactly what she wants. But all that changes when Hailey gets paired up with annoying Addie Jokobeck on the class project. No matter what Hailey does, she can’t seem to change her teacher’s mind.



At home, a cranky Hailey is feeling sorry for herself when – poof! -- Maybelle, a magic sprite, comes flying out of Hailey’s dollhouse. Maybelle’s on probation with the Department of Magic, and on a special mission to get Hailey to have fun.

The only problem? The invisible Maybelle starts causing a lot of trouble, and when Hailey’s teacher wants to know who’s to blame, Hailey takes responsibility. After all, Hailey Twitch is not a snitch! Now if only Hailey can convince the Department of Magic that Maybelle has reformed…



You can buy Hailey Twitch from amazon by clicking here, and find out how to win a free book from Lauren by clicking here!