Simon & Schuster Children's has signed a two-book deal for an "epic" debut middle-grade series from SJ Poyton.

She sees it as her mission to deliver middle grade fiction that “acts as a bridge to longer books—short, propulsive, evocative novels with brief, punchy chapters,” she says. “Books that ...

It follows 12-year-old orphan, Amelia when she learns of an alien federation's plan to infiltrate earth. She escapes a ...