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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  12. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  13. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  14. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  15. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  17. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  18. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  19. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  20. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
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