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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
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    A novel in verse
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    How to be a writer
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    Michael Morpurgo's secret
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    Sketch it out!
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  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
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    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. Reluctant reader to avid writer
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    Reluctant reader to avid writer
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    Themes of books
  16. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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