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Being Children’s Laureate
Cressida talks about her time as Children’s Laureate
  1. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  14. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  15. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  16. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  17. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  18. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  19. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  20. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  21. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  22. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
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