I was too dumb to go to college but one of them let me in anyway; they needed diversity. All through school my language skills were pretty far below grade level.
Often my interest was in chapter books but my reading abilities were limited and  put me in picture books and short stories so I read old fairy tales. Before Disney got his hands on fairy tales they were condensed examinations of the human character. Their development of plots and sub plots were pretty complicated stuff.
So I write novels for very young talented kids not yet ready for chapter  books but the same books will be of interest to older kids reading slow.  Leafman Attacks3; Worse than a Bugbear is offered free as an eBook for a few more days. Thank you for reading.  nancymauerman.com