The team at Simon Spotlight develops original series and brands for middle grade fiction across multiple genres. From our sweet hit Cupcake Diaries to our super scary You're Invited to a Creepover books, each homegrown series offers 8- to 12-year-olds a cast of deeply relatable characters in entertaining and engaging situations. Our books often tackle relevant, real-life issues such as cyber-bullying, adjusting to middle school, and first crushes while providing tweens with positive role models their own age.